America's Forgotten ArchitectureDescribes and pictures buildings and places throughout the United States deemed worthy of preservation, and explains ways in which architecturally valuable structures and cities have been saved. |
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... urban slums , abandoned cities , leveled acres lost to urban re- newal or commercial pressures , suburban sprawl , and the dehumanizing new buildings going up around us , that the same right to a decent built environment has hardly even ...
... urban slums , abandoned cities , leveled acres lost to urban re- newal or commercial pressures , suburban sprawl , and the dehumanizing new buildings going up around us , that the same right to a decent built environment has hardly even ...
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... ENVIRONMENT In the years since 1966 , as more historic preservation pro- grams have developed , the federal ... built environment does not seem to have fully become a part of the public consciousness . The " everyday " ele- ments of the ...
... ENVIRONMENT In the years since 1966 , as more historic preservation pro- grams have developed , the federal ... built environment does not seem to have fully become a part of the public consciousness . The " everyday " ele- ments of the ...
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... build except with toys . Thus most people do not know the terms or the rules of the art of building and have lost the skill even to see the built environment and what is happening to it . Perhaps because architecture seems so functional ...
... build except with toys . Thus most people do not know the terms or the rules of the art of building and have lost the skill even to see the built environment and what is happening to it . Perhaps because architecture seems so functional ...
Contents
FOREWORDJAMES BIDDLE | 9 |
THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT | 23 |
PHOTO ESSAYS | 37 |
Copyright | |
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