Architecture and the Esthetics of Plenty /
Fitch, James Marston
Architecture and the Esthetics of Plenty / James Marston Fitch. - 1 online resource (304 p.)
Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Part I. As the Twig Is Bent -- 1. The “American” in American Architecture -- 2. The Impact of Technology -- Part II. Giants in the Land -- 3. Architects of Democracy: Jefferson and Wright -- 4. Horatio Greenough, Yankee Functionalist -- 5. Our Domesticated Utopians -- 6. The Two Men in Sullivan’s Tomb -- 7. Frank Lloyd Wright and the Fine Arts -- 8. Homage to a Hero -- 9. A Lever Long Enough: How Gropius Moved the World -- 10. Miës and the Climate of Plato -- Part III. The Field of Vision -- 11. American Pleasure Garden -- 12. Skyscraper: Skin for Its Bones -- 13. At Peace with the Past: The Unfinished Church -- 14. In Defense of the City -- Part IV. Problems of the Day -- 15. The Engineer: Friend or Foe? -- 16. The Uses of History -- 17. The Critic’s Shifting View -- 18. The Esthetics of Plenty -- Notes -- Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
Discusses how American architecture displays qualities which are distinguishable from that of the rest of the world, and that are uniquely American. Examines early American architects, city architecture, and problems facing the industry.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780231903943 9780231878524
10.7312/fitc90394 doi
Architecture--History.--United States
ARCHITECTURE / History / General.
NA705 / .F53
720.973
Architecture and the Esthetics of Plenty / James Marston Fitch. - 1 online resource (304 p.)
Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Part I. As the Twig Is Bent -- 1. The “American” in American Architecture -- 2. The Impact of Technology -- Part II. Giants in the Land -- 3. Architects of Democracy: Jefferson and Wright -- 4. Horatio Greenough, Yankee Functionalist -- 5. Our Domesticated Utopians -- 6. The Two Men in Sullivan’s Tomb -- 7. Frank Lloyd Wright and the Fine Arts -- 8. Homage to a Hero -- 9. A Lever Long Enough: How Gropius Moved the World -- 10. Miës and the Climate of Plato -- Part III. The Field of Vision -- 11. American Pleasure Garden -- 12. Skyscraper: Skin for Its Bones -- 13. At Peace with the Past: The Unfinished Church -- 14. In Defense of the City -- Part IV. Problems of the Day -- 15. The Engineer: Friend or Foe? -- 16. The Uses of History -- 17. The Critic’s Shifting View -- 18. The Esthetics of Plenty -- Notes -- Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
Discusses how American architecture displays qualities which are distinguishable from that of the rest of the world, and that are uniquely American. Examines early American architects, city architecture, and problems facing the industry.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780231903943 9780231878524
10.7312/fitc90394 doi
Architecture--History.--United States
ARCHITECTURE / History / General.
NA705 / .F53
720.973