Pedestrian modern : shopping, modern architecture and the American metropolis, 1935-1955 / by David Smiley.

Main entry:

Smiley, David J., 1958-

Title & Author:

Pedestrian modern : shopping, modern architecture and the American metropolis, 1935-1955 / by David Smiley.

Publication:

2006.

Description:

2 v. : ill., facsims., plans ; 29 cm.

Notes:
"This dissertation argues that the store and the shopping center were crucial instruments through which American architects between 1935 and 1955 interpreted and shaped modernist architectural and urban principles"--Abstract.
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Princeton University, 2006.
Includes bibliographical references.
Photocopy. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI Dissertation Services, 2006. 2 v. in 1 : ill., facsims., plans ; 22 cm. UMI no.: 3236194.

Subject:

Shopping centers United States Design and construction History 20th century.
Modern movement (Architecture) United States.
City planning United States History 20th century.
Mouvement moderne (Architecture) États-Unis.
City planning.
Modern movement (Architecture)
Shopping centers Design and construction.
United States.
Shopping centers United States 1930-1960.
Modern architecture (object genre) United States 1930-1960.
Architecture (object genre) United States 1930-1960.
Urban planning United States 1930-1960.

Form/genre:

Theses.
History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 251902
Call No.: NA6218.U6 S6 2006
Status: Available

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