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Overdrive : L.A. constructs the future, 1940-1990

Title
Overdrive : L.A. constructs the future, 1940-1990 / edited by Wim de Wit and Christopher James Alexander.
Publication
Los Angeles, Calif. : Getty Research Institute, c2013.

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Additional Authors
  • Wit, Wim de.
  • Alexander, Christopher James.
  • Getty Research Institute.
  • J. Paul Getty Museum.
  • Pacific Standard Time (Project)
Description
xiii, [1], 301, [1] p. : ill., maps, plans; 26 x 27 cm.
Subject
  • Modern movement (Architecture) > California > Los Angeles > History > 20th century
  • Architecture > California > Los Angeles > History > 20th century
  • City planning > California > Los Angeles > History > 20th century
Note
  • "This volume accompanies the exhibition Overdrive: L.A. Constructs the Future, 1940-1990, held at the J. Paul Getty Museum, 9 April to 21 July 2013. Organized by the Getty Research Institute and the J. Paul Getty Museum, this exhibition is part of the initiative Pacific Standard Time Presents: Modern Architecture in L.A."--Colophon (p. [302]).
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Foreword. Studying Los Angeles's urbanism / Thomas W. Gaehtgens -- Introduction. Provoking new perceptions of Los Angeles / Wim de Wit and Christopher James Alexander -- Transformative landscapes. The deep historical morphology of the Los Angeles metropolis / Philip J. Ethington ; Dreams deferred : parks and open space / William Deverell ; All freeways lead to East Los Angeles : rethinking the L.A. freeway and its meanings / Eric Avila ; Los Angeles after dark : the incandescent city / Sandy Isenstadt -- Engaging modernism. "The style of the future"? The vicissitudes of modernism in Los Angeles / Wim de Wit ; Professional and educational discourse : training the next generation of architects in Los Angeles / Ken Breisch ; Across the Pacific : Los Angeles as a catalyst for architectural change in East Asia / Jeffrey W. Cody ; Latin America and Los Angeles : architectural exchanges / Hugo Segawa and Fernando Atique ; Preserving modern architecture in Los Angeles / Susan Macdonald -- Developing communities. Suburban landscapes of Los Angeles / Becky Nicolaides ; Domestic speculation : architects and builders in postwar Los Angeles / Dana Cuff ; Experimental jet set : aerospace and the modern house in Los Angeles / Dana Hutt -- Engineered audacity. LAX : designing for the jet age / Vanessa R. Schwartz ; Architecture industry : the L.A. Ten / Stephen Phillips ; Everyday entertainment : post-postwar life in the San Gabriel valley / Chris Nichols.
Call Number
JQF 13-1281
ISBN
  • 9781606061282
  • 1606061283
LCCN
2012036941
OCLC
813300569
Title
Overdrive : L.A. constructs the future, 1940-1990 / edited by Wim de Wit and Christopher James Alexander.
Imprint
Los Angeles, Calif. : Getty Research Institute, c2013.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author
Wit, Wim de.
Alexander, Christopher James.
Getty Research Institute.
J. Paul Getty Museum.
Pacific Standard Time (Project)
Research Call Number
JQF 13-1281
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