Building a New New World - Amerikanizm in Russian Architecture

Catalogue of an exhibition presented at the Canadian Centre for Architecture.

About the author

Jean-Louis Cohen is Sheldon H. Solow Professor in the History of Architecture at New York University's Institute of Fine Arts, a trained architect, and author of Architecture in Uniform (Yale, 2011).

Summary

An essential exploration of how Russian ideas about the United States shaped architecture and urban design from the czarist era to the fall of the U.S.S.R.

Product details

• Authors: Jean-Louis Cohen
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2020
• EAN: 9780300248159
• ISBN: 978-0-300-24815-9
• No. of pages: 544
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Russia, European History, 20th Century, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century, HISTORY / United States / General, ARCHITECTURE / History / General, ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, City & town planning - architectural aspects, United States of America, USA, History of Architecture, General and world history, History of the Americas, USSR, Soviet Union, History of other geographical groupings and regions, City and town planning: architectural aspects, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General, HISTORY / Russia / General