Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Chronology xiii
5. Introduction 1
6. Apprenticeship and Draughtsmanship: The Educational Lineage 5
7. Ecclesiastical Architecture: The Triumph and Demise of the Amphitheatre Plan 20
8. Residential Architecture: Human and Climatic Considerations 49
9. Institutional Projects: Beauty Grows upon Utility 75
10. Commercial Architecture: The Langley Years and the Simpson Store 99
11. New York and Chicago: Manifest Destiny and the Later Commercial Works 126
12. Professional Organization: Education and the Public Interest 154
13. Conclusion 170
14. Notes 175
15. Bibliography 211
16. Index 229