Main entry:

Friedman, Alice T.

Title & Author:

American glamour and the evolution of modern architecture / Alice T. Friedman.

Publication:

New Haven [Conn.] ; London : Yale University Press, ©2010.

Description:

ix, 262 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Dust jacket.

Summary:

Alice Friedman argues that the aesthetics of mid-20th century modern architecture reflect an increasing fascination with 'glamour', a term used in those years to characterise objects, people, & experiences as luxurious, expressive & even magical.

Resources:
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

9780300116540 (cloth ; alk. paper)
0300116543

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.
Architecture États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle.
Architecture Esthétique.
Esthétique 20e siècle.
Architecture et société États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle.
Statut social dans l'art.
Architecture and Planning.
Aesthetics, Modern
Architecture
Architecture and society
Social status in art United States.
United States

Form/genre:

History
Books.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 267584
Call No.: BIB 199559
Status: Available