Author

Publication

1975 - Praeger Publishers, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

50,000 words, Guess

Page Count

200 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • LibraryThing61395
  • Goodreads1758802

Classifications

  • DDC720/.9794
  • LCCNA730.C2 M3 1975

Description

Originally published in 1960, this book is widely regarded as a classic. It has been claimed by architects and architectural historians who consider it to be one of the most important books on American architectural history ever written. Personal, detailed and the book outlines the lives and presented the work of seminal figures in American architecture. Each architect. Maybeck, Gill, The Greene brothers and Schindler devised an original style that has had a profound effect on younger generations of American architects..

Subjects

Places

People

Irving GillBernard R MaybeckHenry Mather GreeneCharles Sumner GreeneBernard Maybeck (1862-1957)Irving John Gill (1870-1936)Henry Mather Greene (1870-1954)

Other Editions

  • Five California architectsPraeger Publishers1975-01-01
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