Buildings of Michigan (Buildings of the United States)
Kathryn Bishop Eckert
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Description for Buildings of Michigan (Buildings of the United States)
Hardcover. Num Pages: 672 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; AMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1529.
This revised edition of Buildings of Michigan (first published in 1993) presents the architecture of the Upper and Lower peninsulas of Michigan, which are surrounded by four of the Great Lakes. From the Greek, Gothic, Italianate, Queen Anne, and Richardsonian Romanesque structures of the nineteenth century to the international, renowned modern buildings of the mid-twentieth century and the green and sustainable buildings of the twenty-first century, this book explores Michigan's history and covers the full spectrum of high-style and vernacular architecture and the building materials particular to the state.
Surveying the architecture of Detroit and many other ... Read more
This revised edition of Buildings of Michigan (first published in 1993) presents the architecture of the Upper and Lower peninsulas of Michigan, which are surrounded by four of the Great Lakes. From the Greek, Gothic, Italianate, Queen Anne, and Richardsonian Romanesque structures of the nineteenth century to the international, renowned modern buildings of the mid-twentieth century and the green and sustainable buildings of the twenty-first century, this book explores Michigan's history and covers the full spectrum of high-style and vernacular architecture and the building materials particular to the state.
Surveying the architecture of Detroit and many other ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
672
Place of Publication
Charlottesville, United States
ISBN
9780813931579
SKU
V9780813931579
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99-99
About Kathryn Bishop Eckert
Kathryn Bishop Eckert, an architectural historian and historic preservationist whose thirty-five years of experience have taken her throughout Michigan to study buildings and cultural landscapes and assist communities with preservation activities, is Michigan's past State Historic Preservation Officer and a former advisor to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and the author of several books, including The Sandstone Architecture of ... Read more
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