The National Park Architecture Sourcebook

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ISBN: 9781568987422
English edition
Princeton Architectural Press
Softcover, 608 pages
15,2 x 24,1 cm
black & white
May 2008
€30,00 (excl. VAT)

The National Park Architecture Sourcebook

Harvey H. Kaiser

Organized by region, The National Park Architecture Sourcebook is unique and comprehensive guidebook to America’s most significant historic park-based architectural treasures. Harvey Kaiser leads readers to those special places where history, form and natural beauty have combined to create moments of architectural magic or enduring symbols of patriotism and heroic action such as the Statue of Liberty, Mount Rushmore, the Lincoln Memorial, Fort Sumter and the USS Arizona.

In one accessible, engaging, and easy-to-use volume, readers can find historical context, directions, factual information, and succinct architectural descriptions for more than two hundred places of interest across the U.S. Designed in a convenient paperback format, this guidebook is an invaluable resource for the traveler, design professional, student, or anyone interested in learning more about the historic architectural treasures of our national park system.