American Architecture： Studies
Schuyler, Montgomery, 1843-1914Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019
Rating 3.3- Word count
- 292K words
- Chapters
- 30
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English Originals Architecture Human GeographySocial CritiqueIllustrated GuideAcademic StudyArchitectural EssaysTraditional AestheticsSocial ObservationSummary
Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.American Architecture: Studies by Montgomery SchuylerAuthor: Schuyler, Montgomery, 1843-1914,Language: English, Class: NA: Fine Arts: Architecture, Release Date: Jan 14, 2019Editor's review
This book is a collection of Montgomery Schuyler's criticism and studies of American architecture. It belongs to architectural criticism and historical observation rather than being a picture catalogue or a general history textbook. Its value lies in discussing American architectural styles, cityscapes, and aesthetic orientations from a critic's perspective, in prose that carries the argumentative tone of criticism written from the late nineteenth to the early twentieth century. Readers can learn how people of the time evaluated architecture and see an early form of architectural criticism. The book does not rely on images, so reading it requires imagining architectural forms and urban spaces. It is suitable as supplementary reading for architectural history courses or for readers interested in architectural criticism as writing. Overall, it is best read slowly and selectively, with relevant architectural history as background.Who it's for
A good fit for
- Architecture and urban planning students using it as supplementary reading in the history of architectural criticism
- Enthusiasts interested in American architectural history and cityscapes
- Readers who want to learn how architectural criticism is written and argued
- People with some English reading ability who are willing to read critical essays slowly
Not a good fit for
- Readers looking for picture catalogues, case photographs, or architectural drawings
- Beginners who need a systematic general history textbook organized by period
- Readers who struggle with English and find long argumentative sentences hard to follow
Reading tips
- Read the table of contents first and select pieces by building type or urban topic; avoid reading straight through without preparation.
- Before each piece, learn the basic background of the buildings or cities involved to lower the barrier to understanding.
- Mark the author's judgments and evidence as you read to appreciate how early architectural criticism was written.
- Compare with other works on American architectural history to distinguish critical positions from historical narrative.
About the publisher
Project Gutenberg United States · Founded in 1971Project Gutenberg is a digital publishing project focused on public-domain ebooks. Its publishing direction centers on classic literary works whose copyright has expired, covering genres such as poetry, drama, fiction, and epic. Representative books include Lyrical Ballads by Wordsworth and Coleridge, Proust's Du côté de chez Swann, Shakespeare's Macbeth and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Homer's The Iliad, Dante's La Divina Comèdia: Purgatòri, Cervantes's The History of Don Quixote, Volume 2, and Grahame's The Wind in the Willows. Its author resources consist mainly of classic Western writers such as Wordsworth, Proust, Shakespeare, Homer, Dante, Cervantes, Grahame, and Tolstoy. Its publishing feature is the provision of freely accessible ebooks in EPUB and Kindle formats; it is not a traditional publisher, and publicly available information is limited.
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FAQ
Does this book contain architectural images or drawings?
From the available information, this is primarily a book of textual criticism and study, not a picture catalogue. Reading requires imagining architectural forms and urban spaces from the text; if you want images, look up photographs and drawings of the relevant buildings separately.Can readers without an architecture background read it?
They can read selectively, but there is a certain barrier. The book discusses architectural styles and urban topics, and without background knowledge it is easy to miss the point. It is advisable to first acquire a basic outline of American architectural history, then choose pieces of interest.Why is it described as criticism rather than general history?
The book gathers articles the author wrote as a critic, carrying personal judgments and an argumentative tone; it is not a textbook that systematically narrates architectural development by period. It is better for seeing viewpoints and writing methods than for memorizing a knowledge framework.This site is an index: you start “Search all sources” in your browser, and the entries it lists all point to third-party sites; please judge their availability yourself.
About the author
Schuyler, Montgomery, 1843-1914 AuthorMontgomery Schuyler (1843–1914) was an author best known for his writing on architectural criticism and architectural history. Public information about his life is limited: his nationality, education, and professional career are not clearly documented in the available sources, and no inferences are made here. Judging from the one work held in this collection, American Architecture: Studies, his writing centers on American architecture, examining buildings and the evolution of styles in the form of topical studies, combining the observant eye of a critic with the systematic approach of a historian. Such writing tends to emphasize description and judgment, addresses readers interested in architectural culture, and offers later students of the American architectural tradition an early text for reference.