American City: St. Louis Architecture: Three Centuries of Design (American City Series)

-Showcases 50 of St. Louis' most important structures ranging from nineteenth century masterpieces to groundbreaking designs in the Modern style -One of the most architecturally impressive cities in the United States American City: St. Louis Architecture is the first large-format book on the city's architecture since the 1920s and includes over 100 new color photos and text for 50 of the city's most important structures. These range from such nineteenth century masterpieces as Louis Sullivan's Wainwright Building, Alfred Mullet's Old Post Office and Theodore Link's Union Station to Eero Saarinen's Gateway Arch, Tadao Andao's Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts Building and Maya Lin's recently completed Ellen Clark Hope Plaza. An introductory essay provides biographical and historical information on the city's rich architectural heritage in an accessible, non-academic style.