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America's Favorite Architecture" is a list of buildings and other structures identified as the most popular works of architecture in the United States. In 2006 and 2007, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) sponsored research to identify the most popular works of architecture in the United States.
A Field Guide to American Houses (Revised): The Definitive Guide to Identifying and Understanding America's Domestic Architecture. Knopf, 2013. ISBN 978-1400043590. Reiff, Daniel D. Houses from Books. Penn State Press, 2001. ISBN 978-0-271-01943-7. Scully, Vincent. American Architecture and Urbanism. New Revised Edition. New York: Henry Holt, 1988.
This list of American architects includes notable architects and architecture firms with a strong connection to the United States (i.e., born in the United States, located in the United States or known primarily for their work in the United States).
Mayan Revival architecture; McMansion; European medieval architecture in North America; Mediterranean Revival architecture; Miami Modern architecture; Mid-century modern; Minimal Traditional; Mission Revival architecture; Moderne architecture; Monterey Colonial architecture
Elsewhere, the 2025 list features a handful of storied names, including 2021 World Building of the Year winners Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG). The architecture firm is also behind slick institutions ...
American Foursquare architecture (2 C, 37 P) Antebellum architecture (2 C, 117 P) Art Deco architecture in the United States (8 C, 4 P) Art Nouveau architecture in ...
Eleven American buildings have held the title of tallest building in the world. [1] New York City and Chicago have been the centers of American skyscraper building. The 10-story Home Insurance Building , built in Chicago in 1885, is regarded as the world's first skyscraper; the building was constructed using a novel steel-loadbearing frame ...
The house abuts the Witch Memorial and is also next to the second oldest burying ground in America. The house is private, owned by the Peabody Essex Museum and not open for tours. White Horse Tavern: Newport: RI 1673 Tavern Oldest tavern in America. [42] Originally constructed in 1652 as a residence for judge Francis Brinley, converted to a ...