A guide to Smithsonian architecture
By: by Heather Ewing and Amy Ballard.
Contributors: Ballard, Amy.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Smithsonian Books
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 159
ISBN-13: 9781588342614
Subjects: Smithsonian Institution -- Buildings; Museum buildings -- United States; Architecture -- United States; Research institutes -- United States
Description: "The buildings of the Smithsonian Institution not only contain impressive collections; they are themselves icons of great cultural significance, many of them part of the historic National Mall. The Smithsonian's unique buildings illustrate the changing styles and sensibilities of America as an evolving nation. Representing the work of major architects, each building evokes a specific time in history: the mid-19th-century turreted Castle, the sky-reflecting mid-century modern Air and Space Museum, and the golden, undulating, 21st-century American Indian Museum."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.