The unreal America : architecture and illusion / Ada Louise Huxtable.

Main entry:

Huxtable, Ada Louise.

Title & Author:

The unreal America : architecture and illusion / Ada Louise Huxtable.

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Description:

188 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine derived contents note: PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- The Way It Never Was -- America the Faux -- The Real Fake and the Fake Fake -- Marketing Illusion -- Illusion and Architecture -- The New Architecture -- Conclusions -- INDEX.

Summary:

Argues that modern American commercial structures such as amusement parks, shopping malls, and historical villages reflect society's preference for formulaic designs and simplified reinventions of past styles rather than innovative ideas in architectural design.

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Table of contents

ISBN:

1565840550
9781565840553

Subject:

Illusion
Architecture and society United States History 20th century.
Architecture Psychological aspects.
Architecture Environmental aspects United States.
Architecture United States Psychological aspects.
Architecture et société États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle.
Architecture États-Unis Aspect psychologique.
Architecture Aspect de l'environnement États-Unis.
Architecture Aspect psychologique.
Architecture and society
Architecture Environmental aspects
Architektur
Gesellschaft
Marketing
Architecture United States History 20th century Themes, motives.
Architecture Philosophy.
United States
USA

Form/genre:

History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 100121
Call No.: ID NA2543.S6.H89; ID:94-B1138
Status: Available

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