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Styles and types of North American architecture : social function and cultural expression / Alan Gowans.
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Circulating Collection NA703 .G69 1991
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gowans, Alan.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Architecture--North America.
- Architecture.
- Architecture and society--North America.
- Architecture and society.
- Interior architecture--North America.
- Interior architecture.
- Decoration and ornament--North America.
- Decoration and ornament.
- North America--Civilization.
- North America.
- Civilization.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 396 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, N.Y. : Icon Editions, 1992.
- Contents:
- Utilitarian building : infrastructure of civilization. Utilitarian building in its time and place
- Definition and identifying characteristics
- Social function
- Substyles
- Application of utilitarian building to architectural types
- Utilitarian building as continuing cultural expression
- Colonies and colonial styles. Colonial styles in their times and places
- Colonial architecture as continuing cultural expression
- An Arcadian land and its Classical Revival styles, c. 1800-1840. Classical Revival styles in their time and place
- Applications of the Classical Revival to architectural types
- Substyles
- The Classical Revival as continuing cultural expression
- Reaction, nostalgia, protest : Gothic Revival styles, c. 1820-c. 1860. The Gothic Revival in its time and place
- Applications of Gothic Revival styles to architectural types
- The Gothic Revival as continuing cultural expression
- Picturesque imagery of a commercial republic, c. 1845-c. 1885. Picturesque styles in their time and place
- Applications of picturesque styles to architectural types
- Substyles (phases of picturesque styling)
- Picturesque styles as continuing cultural expression
- A world power and its academic architecture, c. 1890-c. 1930. Academic styles in their time and place
- Application of academic styles to architectural types
- Academic styles as continuing cultural expression
- American imperial modern, c. 1950-c. 1980. Modern styles in their time and place
- Application of modern styles to architectural types
- Substyles of modernism proper
- Subliminal eclectic modern substyles
- An imperial underground : popular/commercial styles in architecture and furniture, 1940s-1980s. Popular/commercial in its time and place
- Application of popular/commercial styles to architectural types
- Popular/commercial as continuing cultural expression
- New opportunities and expectations : postmodern styles, c. 1975-. Postmodern in its time and place
- Application of postmodern style to architectural types
- Postmodernism as continuing cultural expression
- Appendix : styles and types of North American Architecture
- a categorization system. Styles and substyles
- Types and subtypes.
- Notes:
- "Designed by Abigail Sturges." -- Provided by publisher.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum circulating copy: From the Library of Aaron V. Wunsch.
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1932 Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0064332764 :
- OCLC:
- 24011475
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