The Architects
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| Rating | : | 4.61 (559 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B07254K3M8 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 505 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-09-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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From the United States Capitol building, designed in Old World style, to modern private residences like Fallingwater, from Boston's Trinity Church to the White City of the Chicago World's Fair, these buildings define the nation.. Here is the story of America's greatest architects, whose designs and structures have changed the world - Charles Bulfinch, Benjamin Latrobe, Thomas Jefferson, Frank Lloyd Wright, Eliel and Eero Saarinen, to name but a few
essays on giants in architecture written by leading historians This book consists of essays on 15 of the most important architects in US history. While edited by Thorndike, a former editorial director of American Heritage, the essays are in fact written by a formidable set of contributors including Paul Goldberger, the former architecture critic of the New Yorker and New York Times, who writes on Eero Saarinen and his father Eliel.There were so many wonderful essays in this book I don’t know which to mention. Historian Marshall Davidson contributed three on Charles Bullfinch, first native-born architect in the US who transformed Boston and . RLJComm said You don’t need to possess great knowledge about architecture in order to enjoy reading this book.. You don’t need to possess great knowledge about architecture in order to enjoy reading this book. I bought “The Architects” because I want to know more about the men behind some of the greatest structures and designs in the history of our world, and Joseph J. Thorndike Jr. doesn’t disappoint. The stories are fascinating as the men and their creations are diverse.For example, Benjamin Henry Latrobe was appointed in 180You don’t need to possess great knowledge about architecture in order to enjoy reading this book. You don’t need to possess great knowledge about architecture in order to enjoy reading this book. I bought “The Architects” because I want to know more about the men behind some of the greatest structures and designs in the history of our world, and Joseph J. Thorndike Jr. doesn’t disappoint. The stories are fascinating as the men and their creations are diverse.For example, Benjamin Henry Latrobe was appointed in 1803 by President Thomas Jefferson to be the “Surveyor of Public Buildings”, a prestigious appointment. But he was hired mainly to build . by President Thomas Jefferson to be the “Surveyor of Public Buildings”, a prestigious appointment. But he was hired mainly to build