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- 9780300116540
- Book Title
- American Glamour and the Evolution of Modern Architecture
- Item Length
- 1.1 in
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Publication Year
- 2010
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.1 in
- Genre
- Architecture, Philosophy
- Topic
- History / Contemporary (1945-), General, Criticism, Aesthetics, Regional
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- 0.9 in
- Item Weight
- 53.7 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 272 Pages
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The rise of luxury and sophistication in mid-century modern architecture and design The sleek lines and gleaming facades of the architecture of the late 1940s and 1950s reflect a culture fascinated by the promise of the Jet Age. Buildings like Eero Saarinen's TWA Terminal at JFK Airport and Philip Johnson's Four Seasons Restaurant retain a thrilling allure, seeming to transform the ordinary into the extraordinary. In this work, distinguished architectural historian Alice Friedman draws on a vast range of sources to argue that the aesthetics of mid-century modern architecture reflect an increasing fascination with "glamour," a term widely used in those years to characterize objects, people, and experiences as luxurious, expressive, and even magical. Featuring assessments of architectural examples ranging from Mies van der Rohe's monolithic Seagram Building to Elvis Presley's sprawling Graceland estate, as well as vintage photographs, advertisements, and posters, this book argues that new audiences and client groups with tastes rooted in popular entertainment made their presence felt in the cultural marketplace during the postwar period. The author suggests that American and European architecture and design increasingly reflected the values of a burgeoning consumer society, including a fundamental confidence in the power of material objects to transform the identity and status of those who owned them.
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Yale University Press
ISBN-10
0300116543
ISBN-13
9780300116540
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Book Title
American Glamour and the Evolution of Modern Architecture
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
History / Contemporary (1945-), General, Criticism, Aesthetics, Regional
Publication Year
2010
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Architecture, Philosophy
Number of Pages
272 Pages
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Item Length
1.1 in
Item Height
0.1 in
Item Width
0.9 in
Item Weight
53.7 Oz
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Na712.F75 2010
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Copyright Date
2010
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2009-032574
Dewey Decimal
720.973/0904
Dewey Edition
22
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