- Donald Langmead, "Icons of American Architecture: From the Alamo to the World Trade Center "
- Greenwood | 2009 | ISBN: 0313342075 | 632 pages | PDF | 4 MB
- What turns a building into an icon? What is it about some structures that makes their history and legend even more important than their original intended use, making them a part of American, and world, popular culture? Twenty four buildings and structures, including the Brooklyn Bridge, the White House, the Hotel del Coronado, and the Washington Monument are presented here, along with their roles in fiction, film, music, and the imagination of people worldwide. Approximately twenty five images are included in the set, along with sidebars featuring additional structures.
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Icons of American Architecture: From the Alamo to the World Trade Center
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