American glamour and the evolution of modern architecture

Author:

Friedman, Alice T

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Imprint:

New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, c2010

Subject:

Architecture - United States - History - 20th century
Architecture - Aesthetics
Aesthetics, Modern - 20th century
Architecture and society - United States - History - 20th century
Social status in art - United States

ISBN:

9780300116540, 0300116543, 9780300116540 (cloth : alk. paper), and 0300116543 (cloth : alk. paper)

Description:

ix, 262 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm

Bibliographic Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The stylish style : Philip Johnson and the many faces of modern architecture -- 2. Palm Springs eternal : Richard Neutra's Kaufmann desert house -- 3. Modern architecture for the "American century" : Eero Saarinen and the art of corporate image-making -- 4. "Just get me plenty of glamour" : Morris Lapidus's Miami Beach hotels -- 5. Mount Sinai in the suburbs : Frank Lloyd Wright's Temple Beth Sholom in context -- Conclusion : to Postmodernism and back again

Collection:

BGC Monograph Stacks

Call Number:

NA712 .F75 2010

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Collection:

BGC Monograph Stacks

Call Number:

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