Architecture and the Esthetics of Plenty

James Marston Fitch

Published by Columbia University Press 1961

Architecture and the Esthetics of Plenty

James Marston Fitch

https://doi.org/10.7312/fitc90394

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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.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Illustrations Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
Part I. As the Twig Is Bent
1. The “American” in American Architecture Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
2. The Impact of Technology Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	14
Part II. Giants in the Land
3. Architects of Democracy: Jefferson and Wright Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	31
4. Horatio Greenough, Yankee Functionalist Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	46
5. Our Domesticated Utopians Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	65
6. The Two Men in Sullivan’s Tomb Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	86
7. Frank Lloyd Wright and the Fine Arts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	104
8. Homage to a Hero Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	124
9. A Lever Long Enough: How Gropius Moved the World Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	133
10. Miës and the Climate of Plato Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	156
Part III. The Field of Vision
11. American Pleasure Garden Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	173
12. Skyscraper: Skin for Its Bones Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	189
13. At Peace with the Past: The Unfinished Church Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	203
14. In Defense of the City Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	216
Part IV. Problems of the Day
15. The Engineer: Friend or Foe? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	229
16. The Uses of History Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	241
17. The Critic’s Shifting View Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	254
18. The Esthetics of Plenty Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	268
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	285
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	295

Language: English
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Copyright year: 1961
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 304

eBook

Published: May 6, 2019
ISBN: 9780231878524