Geometry in Architecture: Texas Buildings Yesterday and Today

by Clovis Heimsath and Louis I. Kahn

Pioneer Texas Buildings opened people's eyes when it was first published in 1968. At a time when progress meant tearing down the weathered houses, barns, churches, and stores built by the original settlers of Central Texas, this book taught people to see the beauty, simplicity, and order expressed in the unadorned geometric forms of early Texas buildings. It inspired the preservation and restoration of many of the remaining pioneer buildings, as well...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292731450
• ISBN13: 9780292731455
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.8" x 11.4"