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The Pan Am building and the shattering of the modernist dream
- Title
- The Pan Am building and the shattering of the modernist dream / Meredith L. Clausen.
- Author
- Clausen, Meredith L.
- Publication
- Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2005.
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Details
- Description
- xviii, 477 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- "The Pan Am Building and the reaction to it signaled the end of an era. Begun when the modernist aesthetic and the architectural star system ruled architectural theory and practice, the completed building became a symbol of modernism's fall from grace. In The Pan Am Building and the Shattering of the Modernist Dream, Meredith Clausen tells the story as both history and cautionary tale - a case study of how not to plan and execute a large-scale urban project that seems especially relevant in light of the World Trade Center and the ongoing discussions over what should be built in its place."--Jacket.
- Subject
- Gropius, Walter, 1883-1969 > Criticism and interpretation
- Belluschi, Pietro, 1899-1994 > Criticism and interpretation
- Roth, Richard, 1904- > Criticism and interpretation
- Belluschi, Pietro, 1899-1994
- Gropius, Walter, 1883-1969
- Roth, Richard, 1904-
- Belluschi, Pietro 1899-1994
- Gropius, Walter 1883-1969
- Roth, Emery 1871-1948
- Hochhaus, ..
- Gropius, Walter > Pan Am Building > New York
- Belluschi, Pietro > Pan Am Building > New York
- Belluschi, Pietro > USA > New York > Pan American World Airways Inc > Hochhaus
- Gropius, Walter > USA > New York > Pan American World Airways Inc > Hochhaus
- Ruderman, James > USA > New York > Pan American World Airways Inc > Hochhaus
- Ruderman
- Belluschi
- Gropius, Walter
- Belluschi, Pietro
- MetLife Building (New York, N.Y.)
- MetLife Building (New York, N.Y.) > Public opinion
- Pan-American World Airways Inc
- Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer Bitterfeld
- Modern movement (Architecture) > New York (State) > New York
- Architecture and society > New York (State) > New York
- Skyscrapers > New York (State) > New York
- Architecture and society
- Buildings
- Modern movement (Architecture)
- Public opinion
- Skyscrapers
- Hochhaus
- Kantoorgebouwen
- Sociaal-economische aspecten
- Receptie
- Architektur > USA > New York > Geschichte > 1950-1970
- Architecture
- New York (N.Y.) > Buildings, structures, etc
- New York (State) > New York
- MetLife Building New York, NY
- New York > Pan Am Building > Geschichte
- New York > Architektur > Geschichte > 1950-1970
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [431]-460) and index.
- Contents
- Grand Central City -- The Pan Am building -- The clamor of criticism -- The building's impact -- The architects -- Aftermath -- Conclusion.
- ISBN
- 0262033240
- 9780262033244
- 0262532832
- 9780262532839
- LCCN
- 2004045468
- OCLC
- ocm54611220
- 54611220
- SCSB-9119171
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library