TY  - BOOK
AU  - Handlin,David P.
TI  - American architecture
T2  - World of art
SN  - 9780500203736
AV  - NA705 H35 2004
U1  - 720/.973 19
PY  - 2004///
CY  - New York, N.Y. : 
PB  -  Thames & Hudson
KW  - Architecture
KW  - United States
KW  - Local
N1  - Includes index; Bibliography: p. 275-280; Contents:	1. The unbuilt spire : the architecture of the American colonies --
2. Temples in Arcadia : the architecture of the New Republic --
3. Beauty and the industrial beast : architecture for a culture of commerce --
4. Toward new types : Romanesque for an industrial society --
5. The cause conservative : the architecture of the American Renaissance --
6. The lost momentum : the architecture of the 1920s --
7. The international style and beyond : the architecture of the New Deal --
8. From less is more to less is a bore : the architecture of postwar America --
9. Looking backward and forward
N2  - 	
An updated study of American architecture traces the history of U.S. architecture from the colonial period to the present day; looks at public buildings, offices, and homes; and discusses influential movements and architects
ER  -