Architecture in the States

The architecture of the United States is a very broad term. Furthermore. it is a very complex and diversified phenomenon which has been developing and changing over the last four centuries. It was influenced by many factors, that among these are: history, geography, tradition, technological improvement, and so on. 

Generally, American architecture may be divided in some trends, which are:

1. Pre-Columbian architecture

2. Colonial architecture

3. Architecture for a new nation

4. Frontier Vernacular architecture

5. Mid-19th c. architecture

6. Gilded Age and late 1800s

7. Early suburbs (1890-1930)

8. Revivalism in the 20th c.

9. Style Moderne and the Interwar skyscraper

10. Roadside architecture

11. Post-War suburbs

12.  Modern architecture

Examples:

 

1. Pre-columbian architecture (Cliff Palace, CO)

2. Colonial architecture (Bronck House, Coxsackie, NY)

3. Architecture for a new nation (The Rotunda, University of Virginia)

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Frontier Vernacular architecture (Sod House, Cleo Springs, OK)

5. Mid-19th c. architecture (The Ohio State Capitol)

6. Gilded Age and late 1800s (Victorian architecture)

7. Early suburbs (The Harriet Phillips Bungalow)

8. Revivalism in the 20th c. (The Breakers Hotel, Palm Beach, FL)

9. Style Moderne and the Interwar skyscraper (Empire State Building, NYC, NY.)

10. Roadside architecture (Norms Restaurants, Los Angeles, CA)

11. Post-War suburbs (San Jose, CA)

12.  Modern architecture (TWA Flight Center - JFK Airport, NYC, NY.)

Question: Is this architecture typical for the States only or do we have similar buildings in other parts of the world? :)