Publisher's Synopsis
From the 19th century onwards, America has been a major contributor to architectural design and building technology worldwide. This reference work features articles on American architects, buildings, architectural history, landscape architecture and cities and towns.;This edition contains a new selection of photographs, new biographies (from Bernardo Fort-Brescia to Frank Gehry to Cesar Pelli) and new articles on buildings, architectural terms and building technology. Other articles cover adaptive reuse, remodelling and preservation, new building technology, "green architecture", energy conservation, mixed-use facilities and the growth of edge cities.
