TY  - BOOK
AU  - Fitch,James Marston
TI  - Architecture and the Esthetics of Plenty
SN  - 9780231903943
AV  - NA705 .F53
U1  - 720.973 
PY  - 1961///]
CY  - New York, NY : 
PB  - Columbia University Press, 
KW  - Architecture
KW  - United States
KW  - History
KW  - ARCHITECTURE / History / General
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
UR  - https://doi.org/10.7312/fitc90394
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780231878524
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ER  -