
Symbolic Essence and Other Writings on Modern Architecture and American Culture
Mardges Bacon
(Editor)Description
Generously illustrated, the book demonstrates the range and depth of Jordy's thinking. He leads his readers to discover important connections of architecture with art, literature, intellectual history, symbolic structures, social purpose, and community. Mardges Bacon's insightful introduction to the volume situates Jordy's essays in historical and architectural context and offers a concise intellectual biography of this original and influential thinker.
A Buell Center/Columbia Book of Architecture Published in association with the Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture, Columbia University
Product Details
Publisher | Yale University Press |
Publish Date | May 10, 2005 |
Pages | 344 |
Language | English |
Type | |
EAN/UPC | 9780300094497 |
Dimensions | 10.0 X 8.1 X 1.0 inches | 2.5 pounds |
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