Contemporary Native American Architecture: Cultural Regeneration and Creativity

by Carol Herselle Krinsky

This text covers a new kind of architecture which reflects a culture in formation. Since the mid-1960s, Native Americans have taken part in a widespread movement of cultural regeneration - a term that embraces everything from continuity and reinforcement to invention. As part of this movement, tribal governments and supra-tribal urban groups have commisssioned dozens of buildings that are creating a modern Amerindian architecture. The author focuses on ethnic particularity in contemporary architecture, and on its social consequences.

Genres: Reference, Architecture

288 pages, Paperback

First published December 19, 1996