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Writers on Architecture in America: From Jefferson to Giedion book cover

1st Edition

Writers on Architecture in America From Jefferson to Giedion

By Harry Francis Mallgrave Copyright 2026
278 Pages 42 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

278 Pages 42 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

278 Pages 42 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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Architectural history has over the past half-century been delineated in fine detail. Today it is challenging to find a creative spirit involved with the design fields who has not been examined in depth; nearly every building of historical importance has been chronicled; timelines have been constructed and heroes selected. Major advances within the sciences have enlarged the scope of historical... Read more

1. Beginnings  2. Latrobe and Classicism  3. Domesticating Arcadia  4. Professional Aspirations  5. Philadelphia Centennial  6. “. . . and not merely erudition or elegance . . .”  7. De Oratore  8. Oak Park  9. California Dreaming  10. Great Gatsby!  11. Mumford & Hitchcock  12. MoMA  13. Along the Road to Nekropolis  14. Modern Becomes Regional  15. Giedion  Epilogue: Postwar Reflections

Biography

Harry Francis Mallgrave is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus from Illinois Institute of Technology and an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects. He received his PhD in architecture from the University of Pennsylvania, and over the years he has enjoyed a career as a teacher, scholar, editor, translator, and architect.

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