Staff Book and Media Recommendations

Denise Lozeau is a Library Specialist II at the University of Central Oklahoma.

The Atlas of American Architecture: 2000 years of architecture, city planning, landscape architecture and civil engineering

Tom Martinson

While The Atlas of American Architecture may more accurately be described as a history of architecture in America, it also provides a travelogue to points of interest to someone who loves to travel. The illustrations are so well captioned that the reader knows exactly where the structures are located, right down to the street address. As I perused the book, my reactions ranged from "been there -- seen that" to "been there – HOW did I miss THAT?!" to "I need to add this to my list of destinations for future trips." I routinely choose books that are primarily picture books when my schedule doesn’t permit a lot of time for reading and find it to be an equally pleasurable experience.

Reviewed October 2011