Böcker av James F. O'Gorman

Based largely on famous architect Isaiah Rogers's own diary, this book tells his story and adds much to our understanding of architectural practice in the United States before the Civil War and during the last half of the 19th century.

Since the Renaissance, books and drawings have been a primary means of communication among architects and their colleagues and clients. In this volume, 12 historians explore the use of books by architects in America in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

A nontechnical introduction to architectural structure, history, and criticism. This book includes a discussion of the basic inspiration for architecture, an exploration of space, system, and material, and an examination of the language and history of architecture. It shows the nonspecialist how to read a design in plans, sections, and elevations.