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American Icons

The Architecture of the United States: Visions and Defiance
By Sam Lubell and Sam Lubell (ed.) and Gestalten
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Iconic architecture that shapes the American skylines. Read More
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Iconic architecture that shapes the American skylines.

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Iconic architecture that shapes the American skylines.

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ISBN: 9783967041552

Publisher: Die Gestalten Verlag

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 20 August 2024

Country: Germany

Imprint: gestalten

Contributors:

  • Edited by Gestalten
  • Edited by Sam Lubell

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 330.0mm

Height: 245.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 288

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Arts & Culture Gestalten Non-Fiction Sam Lubell Sam Lubell (ed.)

About the Author

Sam Lubell is author of ten books on architecture for Phaidon, The Monacelli Press, Metropolis Books, and Rizzoli. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Architectural Digest, Dwell, Wired, The Atlantic, Metropolis, Architectural Record, Architect, The Architect's Newspaper, Travel + Leisure, and other publications. Lubell has co-curated the exhibitions Never Built Los Angeles (A+D Architecture and Design Museum) and Never Built New York (Queens Museum), and taught at Columbia University GSAPP and Syracuse University School of Architecture.

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