by Richard Longstreth (Author)
Richard Longstreth provides a detailed picture of the early careers of four architects-Bernard Maybeck, Willis Polk, Ernest Coxhead, and A.C. Schweinfurth-who had a decisive impact on the course of design in the San Francisco Bay Area and who stand as significant contributors to American architecture.
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Richard Longstreth provides a detailed picture of the early careers of four architects - Bernard Maybeck, Willis Polk, Ernest Coxhead, and A. C. Schweinfurth - who had a decisive impact on the course of design in the San Francisco Bay Area and who stand as significant contributors to American architecture around 1900. Their work sought a balance between tradition and innovation, between academic classicism and the asymmetry and informality championed by proponents of the arts and crafts movement.
Author Biography
Richard Longstreth is Professor of American Civilization and Director of the Graduate Program in Historic Preservation, George Washington University. His most recent book is City Center to Regional Mall: Architecture, the Automobile, and Retailing in Los Angeles, 1920-1950 (1997).
