Architecture of Democracy

Architecture of Democracy by Greenberg, Allan. Hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780847827930.

Centered on his intriguing synthesis of the American republics architectural and democratic traditions, Allan Greenbergs essay moves across geography and through history as the renowned architect and scholar makes the case that Americas architectural tradition and political ideals are deeply connected.At the core of the American democratic architectural tradition is the modest, single-family house, which gave rise to the statehouse, the courthouse, the firehouse, the schoolhouse, the jailhouse, and the Presidents house (as it was known before it became the White House).Generously illustrated and skillfully written, Architecture of Democracy traces a common line from the earliest colonial settlements to the Western frontier of the nineteenth century and todays ultramodern city centers. The volume will imbue in its readers a newfound appreciation for the democratic ideals that American architecture strives to express and uphold.