San Antonio Architecture (eBook)

Traditions and Visions

Boone Powell (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2013
318 Seiten
Trinity University Press (Verlag)
978-1-59534-179-2 (ISBN)

Infos

With a history more than 290 years old, San Antonio boasts a diverse, eclectic, and important architectural inventory. From the Spanish Missions of the 17th century to invigorating adaptation and restoration of historic buildings alongside landmark new construction, there is a wide array of culturally significant assets reflecting Anglo and Hispanic traditions, alongside regional variations of southern and southwestern American styles.San Antonio Architecture is the comprehensive catalog of the architecture inventory of the city. Complete with color illustrations, keyed maps, and informative essays, it is a must-have book for every armchair and on foot architectural, art, and community historian. Edited by Julius M. Gribou, AIA; Robert G. Hanley, AIA; and Thomas E. Robey, AIA; with architectural text written by Lewis F. Fisher and Maria Watson Pfeiffer.

Autor

AIA San Antonio is the local chapter of the national American Institute of Architects. Boone Powell, FAIA is a principle with Ford Powell Carson Architects in San Antonio.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 20.1.2013
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Architektur
• ISBN-10: 1-59534-179-X / 159534179X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-59534-179-2 / 9781595341792