Dream worlds : architecture and entertainment / text by Oliver Herwig ; photographs by Florian Holzherr.

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Herwig, Oliver.

Title & Author:

Dream worlds : architecture and entertainment / text by Oliver Herwig ; photographs by Florian Holzherr.

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157 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (page 156).
We don't go for entertainment: Denise Scott Brown and Robert Venturi on Las Vegas. -- PAST PROJECTIONS: Paradise lost: in search of utopia -- Pre-fabricated dreams: architecture for pleasure -- Ideal cities: their rise and fall in the 20th century -- Theming a world: theory and practice of architainment. -- TODAY'S FUN LOCATIONS: Celebration and Arcosanti: urban laboratories -- Coney Island and the Oktoberfest: amusement archetypes -- Disney World: the power of perfection -- Las Vegas: the first mediafied dream world -- Southdale Mall and Mall of America: a shopping universe -- Tropical Islands and the Palm: last resorts. -- THE FUTURE OF DIVERSION: Dream worlds reloaded: theme-park cities and game worlds -- E=mc2: entertainment = masscompatibility x coolness.
Also issued online.
Translated from the German.

Summary:

"Dream Worlds traces the idea of architecture as entertainment from its early incarnations to the late twentieth century and architainment's dramatic expansion. It examines our desire for escapism and explores places like Las Vegas, Disney World, and the Mall of America that reflect our hopes and dreams for a better life. Architecture built for pure pleasure develops at a breathtaking pace-and there seems to be no end to this trend. Book jacket."--Jacket.

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ISBN:

3791332201 (hbk.)
9783791332208 (hbk.)

Subject:

Visionary architecture.
Utopias.
Amusements.
Popular culture History 20th century.
Popular culture History 21st century.
Fantastic architecture.
Architecture fantastique.
Spectacles et divertissements.
Architecture visionnaire.
Utopies.
Culture populaire Histoire 20e siècle.
Culture populaire Histoire 21e siècle.
visionary architecture.
fantastic architecture.
utopias.
utopian literature.
Popular culture
Architektur
Freizeitpark
Vergnügungsstätte
USA

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History

Added entries:

Holzherr, Florian

Holdings:

Location: Library main 248496
Call No.: BIB 178037
Status: Available

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