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Author:   Ralph G. Giordano
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.472kg
ISBN:  

9780786470174

ISBN 10:   0786470178
Pages:   263
Publication Date:   29 August 2012
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction 1 • A History of Thomas Jefferson’s America—From Colonial Settlements to a New Nation Conceived in Liberty 2 • A Student of Architecture Emerges—The Gentleman Architect Builds a Palladian Villa 3 • A Revolutionary Architect in Pursuit of Happiness—The Declaration of Independence Reordered as a Corinthian Column 4 • The Paris Education of a Professional Architect—A Classical Revivalist Emerges from Unrequited Love 5 • The Virginia Temple on a Hill—A Visual Expression of State Government 6 • The New Federal City at Washington—The Visual Expression of Liberty and Democracy 7 • Monticello and Poplar Forest, Architecture of Geometry—The Secluded Studies of Spatial Relationships 8 • An Academical Village in Virginia—The Blueprint for the American Higher Education System 9 • A Busy Architect Still Survives—The Jeffersonian Architectural Legacy Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

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Ralph G. Giordano, an architect in New York, teaches history and American studies and is the author of eight books. He lives in Freehold, New Jersey.

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