Icons of American Architecture - From the Alamo to the World Trade Center [2 volumes] (Hardcover)

What turns a building into an icon? What is it about some structures that makes their history and legend even more important than their original intended use, making them a part of American, and world, popular culture? Twenty four buildings and structures, including the Brooklyn Bridge, the White House, the Hotel del Coronado, and the Washington Monument are presented here, along with their roles in fiction, film, music, and the imagination of people worldwide. Approximately twenty five images are included in the set, along with sidebars featuring additional structures. *Alamo *Alcatraz *Brooklyn Bridge *Capitol Building *East Los Angeles Freeway Interchange *Empire State Building *Fallingwater *Golden Gate Bridge *Graceland *Grand Central Terminal *Hoover Dam *Hotel del Coronado *Independence Hall *Lincoln Memorial *Monticello *Pentagon *San Simeon *Sears Tower *Statue of Liberty *USS Arizona Memorial -- Pearl Harbor and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial *Vehicle Assembly Building, NASA *Walt Disney Concert Hall, Walt Disney World (FL) and Disneyland (CA) *Washington Monument *White House *World Trade Center and more.

General

Imprint:	Greenwood Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Greenwood Icons
Release date:	March 2009
First published:	March 2009
Authors:	Donald Langmead
Dimensions:	259 x 183 x 48mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	632
ISBN-13:	978-0-313-34207-3
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Architecture > Architectural structure & design
LSN:	0-313-34207-5
Barcode:	9780313342073

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