American Glamour and the Evolution of Modern Architecture

Name: American Glamour and the Evolution of Modern Architecture
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ISBN: 9780300116540

ISBN-10: 0300116543

ISBN-13: 9780300116540

Edition: 2010

Authors: Alice T. Friedman

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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…

Book details

List price: $75.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 6/29/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Size: 0.90" wide x 1.13" long x 0.11" tall
Weight: 3.476
Language: English