x, 357 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
Contents
Introduction : the future begins -- 1. Science finds - industry applies - man conforms -- 2. Designing the city of color and delight -- 3. Prefabricated palaces : formal designs of the pavilions -- 4. Building innovations at the Exposition -- 5. Exposition houses of today and tomorrow -- 6. Unbuilt visions for a modern Exposition -- 7. The contemporary reaction and impact of the Exposition -- Postscript : the curtain falls -- App. A. Major buildings and architects of a century of progress -- App. B. Color schemes of a century of progress
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-343) and index
