Editors: gestalten & Sam Lubell 
Features: Full color, hardcover, stitch bound, 288 pages 
Format: 24,5 × 33 cm, 9 ¾ x 13 inches 
Price: € 60 (D) £ 55 $ 80 (US) 
ISBN: 978-3-96704-155-2 
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EU + UK PUBLICATION DATE: AUGUST 20, 2024 
INT PUBLICATION DATE: OCTOBER 22, 2024

Sam Lubell is a US-American architecture journalist and author of 10 architecture books like the Atlas of Never Built Architecture or the Mid-Century Architecture Travel Guide. With American Icons - The Architecture of the United States: Visions and Defiance (EU: August 20 / INT: October October 15), gestalten and Lubell publish a collection of the most iconic US buildings and thus an homage to the architectural masterpieces of the United States of the last 150 years. 

Exploring boundless possibilities, the United States has unveiled a treasury of iconic buildings. Combining a deep respect for individualism with an unwavering optimism for the future, these structures are as varied as they are captivating. American Icons - The Architecture of the United States: Visions and Defiance delves into the visionary works that have defined American skylines. From the organic residences of Frank Lloyd Wright and Bruce Goff to Frank Gehry’s postmodernist objets d’art, the book showcases a myriad of groundbreaking architectural masterpieces. Enhanced with carefully curated professional photography, each page of this captivating book title unveils the stories behind these landmarks through insightful articles penned by architectural expert Sam Lubell.

ABOUT the CO-EDITOR Sam Lubell is the author of ten books on architecture for Phaidon, The Monacelli Press, Metropolis Books, and Rizzoli. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Architectural Digest, Dwell, Wired, The Atlantic, Metropolis, Architectural Record, Architect, The Architect's Newspaper, Travel + Leisure, and other publications. Lubell has co-curated the exhibitions Never Built Los Angeles (A+D Architecture and Design Museum) and Never Built New York (Queens Museum), and taught at Columbia University GSAPP and Syracuse University School of Architecture. 

ABOUT gestalten 
gestalten is an international publishing house collaborating and engaging with the world’s most interesting creatives to document and anticipate vital movements in architecture and interiors, design and fashion, escape and mobility, travel, food, and beverage, as well as visual culture. Exploring creativity in every form, gestalten is known and loved by millions around the globe for its unique lens across print and digital mediums. gestalten also publishes illustrated books for children through its imprint Little Gestalten.