Publisher's Synopsis
In this Third book, The Window, A Visual Survey, shows us how windows mirror the human
condition, they are the eyes to the souls of architecture and play a critical role in the history
of built form. It takes us to sixty cities to showcase the great diversity of window styles, type's
shapes, shadows, forms and the buildings they enhance. These are not just double hung
windows, but urban form abstractions of shapes of texture and angles that allude to the beauty
within architecture. Mostly about reflection and refraction of light and the poetics of form, this
follow-on survey to the Fire Escape gives us a glimpse of how the window dramatically affects
a buildings mood that it presents to us and how they also mirror the political development of
American, or any culture's contemporary society. Analogies in word mixed with abstract color,
reflection and shadows illuminate the great American experiment and how the leaders of our
country are using architecture to purvey a philosophy that is their way of life. The Window
gives us imagery with historic developments in the facades of both simple and complex pieces
of architecture. These windows may surprise you to see their powerful emotions within.
