American icons

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Iconic architecture that shapes the American skylines.<br/> The development and expansion of cities in the United States over the last150 years gave rise to one of the most ambitious and fastest growing buildingprojects the world had ever seen. The landscape of cities such as New York, LosAngeles, Chicago, and others, transformed immeasurably as a consequence ofdecades of construction, and some of the most iconic architecture in the worldsits in the foundations of the US and its cities. American Icons isa testament to the architectural masterpieces of the United States, fromresidential homes to skyscrapers, from museums to airports, and beyond. Itfeatures astounding works by renowned architects Mies van der Rohe, Frank LloydWright, John Lautner, and many others. Through detailed,professional photography, as well as captivating reads by The New York Timeswriter Sam Lubell, American Icons unfolds the stories that form the Americanskylines, stories told by some of the greatest architects of the twentiethcentury.

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