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The American House: A Guide to Architectural Styles

VHS
23 minutes
NA7205 .A431 1992

The American House: A Guide to Architectural Styles is a 23 minute live action video that teaches viewers how to identify the most common styles of American houses. The video gives a vocabulary to enable viewers to speak intelligently about the styles of houses they live in and see everyday. The program helps viewers realize the richness of architectural variety and see meaning in residential design. The program deals with styles commonly found in today's cities ans suburbs including:

• Tudor
• Neo-Classic (Greek Revival)
• Queene Anne
• Bungalow (Craftsman)
• Ranch/Split Level
• Prairie School (Frank Lloyd Wright)
• Colonial Revival (Dutch, Spanish, New England, Georgian)
• Neo-Eclectic Contemporary (International School, Post Modern)

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