- Hardcover: 272 pages
- Publisher: Yale University Press (18 May 2010)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0300116543
- ISBN-13: 978-0300116540
- Product Dimensions: 29.1 x 22.5 x 2.7 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 70,754 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
 Trade In this Item for up to £19.80
Get an extra £5 when you trade in books worth £10 or more until June 30, 2012. Trade in American Glamour and the Evolution of Modern Architecture for an Amazon.co.uk gift card of up to £19.80, which you can then spend on millions of items across the site. Trade-in values may vary (terms apply). Find more products eligible for trade-in.
|
Product details |
More About the Author
Product Description
Review
"Fully informed, richly illustrated, and presented in scholarly fashion, it likely will be a lasting epochal work for decades. Essential."--P./i>--P. Kaufman "CHOICE "
Product Description
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, Friedman 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.
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organise and find favourite items. |
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Reviews
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
|
