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American glamour and the evolution of modern architecture

Title
American glamour and the evolution of modern architecture / Alice T. Friedman.
Author
Friedman, Alice T.
Publication
New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, c2010.

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ix, 262 p. : ill. (some col.); 29 cm.
Subjects
Bibliography (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.
Call Number
JQZ 13-1192
ISBN
  • 9780300116540 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0300116543 (cloth : alk. paper)
LCCN
2009032574
OCLC
429816945
Author
Friedman, Alice T.
Title
American glamour and the evolution of modern architecture / Alice T. Friedman.
Imprint
New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, c2010.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Research Call Number
JQZ 13-1192
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