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American Colonial Architecture Your starting place for exploring architecture in the American colonies, with facts, photos and resources.
Born On May 1: Benjamin Henry Latrobe May 1 is the birthday of early American architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe. Born in 1764, Latrobe was one of the architects of the U.S. Capitol. See buildings by Benjamin Henry Latrobe: The U.S. Capitol Long Branch Estate...
The Georgian Colonial House Style An introduction to Georgian Colonial architecture, with photos, links and resources.
Features of the Georgian Colonial Home Features of the Georgian Colonial style home, with photos, links, building plans and resources.
Massachusetts History - Historic Sites - Genealogy Resources Learn about the history of the state of Massachusetts, plus find Massachusetts historic sites, genealogical resources, and other interesting facts and trivia.
Marble Palaces, Temples of Art: Art Museums, Architecture, and American Culture, 1890-1930. - Brief Article - Review - book reviews
Marble Palaces, Temples of Art: Art Museums, Architecture, and American Culture, 1890-1930, by Ingrid A. Steffensen-Bruce, Lewisburg, Pa., Bucknell University Press, 1998; 265 pages, $60. Dubin a...(Continue Reading) ANTIQUES - early American furniture - Brief Article
In Furnishing all should be with Propriety--Elegance should always be joined with a peculiar Neatness through the whole House, or otherwise an immense ......(Continue Reading)Becoming Corbusier: a recent exhibition traced the development of this seminal 20th-century figure from provincial designer to modern architectural master
"He lives in the extraordinary world of the acrobat" was how Le Corbusier referred to himself, describing his profession of architecture in My Work (published in 1960, five years before his death)....(Continue Reading)other tradition of American architecture: Frank Lloyd Wright and Louis I. Kahn, The
What is the American tradition in architecture? Judging from what may be seen in the vast majority of suburban residential developments, office parks, ......(Continue Reading)Character of and in American architecture
Most people - users, that is, as opposed to designers and critics - seldom think of architecture as anything more than a mute utilitarian container. Yet ......(Continue Reading)
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