A History of Architecture and Urbanism in the AmericasA History of Architecture and Urbanism in the Americas is the first comprehensive survey to narrate the urbanization of the Western Hemisphere, from the Arctic Circle to Antarctica, making it a vital resource to help you understand the built environment in this part of the world. The book combines the latest scholarship about the indigenous past with an environmental history approach covering issues of climate, geology, and biology, so that you'll see the relationship between urban and rural in a new, more inclusive way. Author Clare Cardinal-Pett tells the story chronologically, from the earliest-known human migrations into the Americas to the 1930s to reveal information and insights that weave across time and place so that you can develop a complex and nuanced understanding of human-made landscape forms, patterns of urbanization, and associated building typologies. Each chapter addresses developments throughout the hemisphere and includes information from various disciplines, original artwork, and historical photographs of everyday life, which - along with numerous maps, diagrams, and traditional building photographs - will train your eye to see the built environment as you read about it. |
Contents
Early Urban Realms and Ideological Landscapes 0 | |
Patterns of European Colonization and Building 1600 | |
Architecture and Identity 1800 | |
Beautiful Cities and New Technologies 1900 | |
Varieties of Modernity 1930 | |
Futurama | |
Image Credits | |
Bibliography | |
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A History of Architecture and Urbanism in the Americas Clare Cardinal-Pett No preview available - 2016 |
A History of Architecture and Urbanism in the Americas Clare Cardinal-Pett No preview available - 2016 |