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From a cause to a style modernist architecture's encounter with the American city

Title
From a cause to a style [electronic resource] : modernist architecture's encounter with the American city / Nathan Glazer.
Author
Glazer, Nathan.
Publication
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2007.

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Description
1 online resource (viii, 300 p.)
Uniform Title
From a cause to a style (Online)
Alternative Title
From a cause to a style (Online)
Subject
  • Architecture and society > United States > History > 20th century
  • City planning > United States > History > 20th century
  • City planning > Social aspects > United States
  • Modernism (Aesthetics) > United States > History > 20th century
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
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  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Building for the public : what has gone wrong? -- The prince, the people, and the architects -- "Subverting the context" : Olmsted's parks and Serra's sculpture -- Monuments in an age without heroes -- Modernism and classicism on the National Mall -- Daniel P. Moynihan and federal architecture -- What happened in East Harlem -- Amenity in New York City -- Planning for New York City : is it possible? -- What has happened to the city planner? -- The social agenda of architecture.
LCCN
2006028071
OCLC
ssj0000158551
Author
Glazer, Nathan.
Title
From a cause to a style [electronic resource] : modernist architecture's encounter with the American city / Nathan Glazer.
Imprint
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2007.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available onsite at NYPL
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