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The metabolist imagination: visions of the city in postwar Japanese architecture and science fiction
The metabolist imagination: visions of the city in postwar Japanese architecture and science fiction
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The devastation of the Second World War gave rise to imaginations both utopian and apocalyptic. In Japan, a fascinating confluence of architects and science fiction writers took advantage of this space to begin remaking urban design. In 'The Metabolist Imagination', William O. Gardner explores the unique Metabolism movement, which allied with science fiction authors to(...)
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The devastation of the Second World War gave rise to imaginations both utopian and apocalyptic. In Japan, a fascinating confluence of architects and science fiction writers took advantage of this space to begin remaking urban design. In 'The Metabolist Imagination', William O. Gardner explores the unique Metabolism movement, which allied with science fiction authors to(...)
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The metabolist imagination: visions of the city in postwar Japanese architecture and science fiction
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The devastation of the Second World War gave rise to imaginations both utopian and apocalyptic. In Japan, a fascinating confluence of architects and science fiction writers took advantage of this space to begin remaking urban design. In 'The Metabolist Imagination', William O. Gardner explores the unique Metabolism movement, which allied with science fiction authors to foresee the global cities that would emerge in the postwar era. This first comparative study of postwar Japanese architecture and science fiction builds on the resurgence of interest in Metabolist architecture while establishing new directions for exploration. Gardner focuses on how these innovators created unique versions of shared concepts—including futurity, megastructures, capsules, and cybercities—making lasting contributions that resonate with contemporary conversations around cyberpunk, climate change, anime, and more.
The metabolist imagination: visions of the city in postwar Japanese architecture and science fiction
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The devastation of the Second World War gave rise to imaginations both utopian and apocalyptic. In Japan, a fascinating confluence of architects and science fiction writers took advantage of this space to begin remaking urban design. In 'The Metabolist Imagination', William O. Gardner explores the unique Metabolism movement, which allied with science fiction authors to foresee the global cities that would emerge in the postwar era. This first comparative study of postwar Japanese architecture and science fiction builds on the resurgence of interest in Metabolist architecture while establishing new directions for exploration. Gardner focuses on how these innovators created unique versions of shared concepts—including futurity, megastructures, capsules, and cybercities—making lasting contributions that resonate with contemporary conversations around cyberpunk, climate change, anime, and more.
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May 2020
May 2020
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Architectural Theory
Architectural Theory
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The Prudential Center anchors the Boston skyline with its tall, gray tower. Though unassuming architecturally, it is a historical beacon, representing a midcentury moment when insurance companies such as Prudential were particularly aware of how their physical presence and civic engagement reflected upon their intangible product: financial security. Looking to New York's(...)
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The Prudential Center anchors the Boston skyline with its tall, gray tower. Though unassuming architecturally, it is a historical beacon, representing a midcentury moment when insurance companies such as Prudential were particularly aware of how their physical presence and civic engagement reflected upon their intangible product: financial security. Looking to New York's(...)
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Insuring the city: the Prudential Center and the Postwar urban landscape
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The Prudential Center anchors the Boston skyline with its tall, gray tower. Though unassuming architecturally, it is a historical beacon, representing a midcentury moment when insurance companies such as Prudential were particularly aware of how their physical presence and civic engagement reflected upon their intangible product: financial security. Looking to New York's Rockefeller Center, the creators of the Prudential Center aspired to use real estate development as a tool toward civic achievement, reinvigorating central Boston and integrating a large complex of buildings with new infrastructure for the automobile. Architectural historian Elihu Rubin tells the full story of "The Pru", placing it within the political, economic, and architectural contexts of the period. The Prudential Center played a pivotal role in the economic redevelopment of Boston and was arguably one of the most significant urban developments of the 1950s and '60s. It is an important story, and one that provides great insight into the evolution of the modern city in postwar America.
Insuring the city: the Prudential Center and the Postwar urban landscape
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The Prudential Center anchors the Boston skyline with its tall, gray tower. Though unassuming architecturally, it is a historical beacon, representing a midcentury moment when insurance companies such as Prudential were particularly aware of how their physical presence and civic engagement reflected upon their intangible product: financial security. Looking to New York's Rockefeller Center, the creators of the Prudential Center aspired to use real estate development as a tool toward civic achievement, reinvigorating central Boston and integrating a large complex of buildings with new infrastructure for the automobile. Architectural historian Elihu Rubin tells the full story of "The Pru", placing it within the political, economic, and architectural contexts of the period. The Prudential Center played a pivotal role in the economic redevelopment of Boston and was arguably one of the most significant urban developments of the 1950s and '60s. It is an important story, and one that provides great insight into the evolution of the modern city in postwar America.
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May 2012
May 2012
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Urban Theory
Urban Theory
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Carlo Scarpa : beyond matter / Lorenzo Pennati, Patrizia Piccinini ; translation by Richard Sadleir.
Carlo Scarpa : beyond matter / Lorenzo Pennati, Patrizia Piccinini ; translation by Richard Sadleir.
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218 pages : color illustrations ; 29 x 24 cm
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New York, NY, USA : Rizzoli International Publishers, 2021., ©2020
New York, NY, USA : Rizzoli International Publishers, 2021., ©2020
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Carlo Scarpa : beyond matter / Lorenzo Pennati, Patrizia Piccinini ; translation by Richard Sadleir.
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218 pages : color illustrations ; 29 x 24 cm
Carlo Scarpa : beyond matter / Lorenzo Pennati, Patrizia Piccinini ; translation by Richard Sadleir.
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New York, NY, USA : Rizzoli International Publishers, 2021., ©2020
New York, NY, USA : Rizzoli International Publishers, 2021., ©2020
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xii, 231 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
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xii, 231 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
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©2015, Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2015]
©2015, Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2015]
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Sequel to suburbia : glimpses of America's post-suburban future / Nicholas A. Phelps.
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xii, 231 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Sequel to suburbia : glimpses of America's post-suburban future / Nicholas A. Phelps.
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©2015, Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2015]
©2015, Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2015]
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xv, 295 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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xv, 295 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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New York : W.W. Norton, ©2006.
New York : W.W. Norton, ©2006.
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American green : the obsessive quest for the perfect lawn / Ted Steinberg.
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xv, 295 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
American green : the obsessive quest for the perfect lawn / Ted Steinberg.
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New York : W.W. Norton, ©2006.
New York : W.W. Norton, ©2006.
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xxii, 301 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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xxii, 301 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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- City planning Japan Kōbe-shi.,
- Kobe Earthquake, Japan, 1995.,
- Urban renewal Japan Kōbe-shi History.,
- Land use Japan Kōbe-shi.,
- Municipal government Japan Kōbe-shi.,
- Rénovation urbaine Japon Kōbe Histoire.,
- Tremblement de terre de Kōbe, Japon, 1995.,
- Urbanisme Japon Kōbe.,
- Utilisation du sol Japon Kōbe.,
- Administration municipale Japon Kōbe.,
- City planning.,
- Economic history.,
- Land use.,
- Municipal government.,
- Social conditions,
- Urban renewal.,
- Erdbeben,
- Wiederaufbau,
- Stadtsanierung.,
- Städtebau.,
- City planning Japan Kobe-shi.,
- Stadsplanering Japan Kobe.,
- Jordbävningar.,
- Kōbe-shi (Japan) Social conditions.,
- Kōbe-shi (Japan) Economic conditions.,
- Kōbe (Japon) Conditions économiques.,
- Kōbe (Japon) Conditions sociales.,
- Japan.,
- Japan Kōbe-shi.,
- Kobe,
- History.
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Vancouver : UBC Press, ©2010.
Vancouver : UBC Press, ©2010.
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Reconstructing Kobe : the geography of crisis and opportunity / David W. Edgington.
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xxii, 301 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Reconstructing Kobe : the geography of crisis and opportunity / David W. Edgington.
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Vancouver : UBC Press, ©2010.
Vancouver : UBC Press, ©2010.
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- City planning Japan Kōbe-shi.,
- Kobe Earthquake, Japan, 1995.,
- Urban renewal Japan Kōbe-shi History.,
- Land use Japan Kōbe-shi.,
- Municipal government Japan Kōbe-shi.,
- Rénovation urbaine Japon Kōbe Histoire.,
- Tremblement de terre de Kōbe, Japon, 1995.,
- Urbanisme Japon Kōbe.,
- Utilisation du sol Japon Kōbe.,
- Administration municipale Japon Kōbe.,
- City planning.,
- Economic history.,
- Land use.,
- Municipal government.,
- Social conditions,
- Urban renewal.,
- Erdbeben,
- Wiederaufbau,
- Stadtsanierung.,
- Städtebau.,
- City planning Japan Kobe-shi.,
- Stadsplanering Japan Kobe.,
- Jordbävningar.,
- Kōbe-shi (Japan) Social conditions.,
- Kōbe-shi (Japan) Economic conditions.,
- Kōbe (Japon) Conditions économiques.,
- Kōbe (Japon) Conditions sociales.,
- Japan.,
- Japan Kōbe-shi.,
- Kobe,
- History.
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1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
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1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
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- Architecture, Domestic United States Case studies.,
- Architecture United States History 20th century.,
- Modern movement (Architecture) United States.,
- Architecture and society United States History 20th century.,
- Architecture domestique États-Unis Cas, Études de.,
- Architecture États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle.,
- Mouvement moderne (Architecture) États-Unis.,
- Architecture et société États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle.,
- Architecture domestique États-Unis Études de cas.,
- Architecture,
- Architecture and society,
- Architecture, Domestic,
- Modern movement (Architecture),
- Architektur,
- Haus,
- Häuslichkeit,
- Wohnungsbau,
- Architecture and society United States 20th century.,
- Arkitektur Förenta staterna 1900-talet.,
- Arkitektur och samhälle.,
- Arkitektur genusaspekter.,
- United States,
- USA,
- Case studies.,
- History,
- Études de cas.
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Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2007.
Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2007.
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Domesticity at war / Beatriz Colomina.
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1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
Domesticity at war / Beatriz Colomina.
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Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2007.
Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2007.
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- Architecture, Domestic United States Case studies.,
- Architecture United States History 20th century.,
- Modern movement (Architecture) United States.,
- Architecture and society United States History 20th century.,
- Architecture domestique États-Unis Cas, Études de.,
- Architecture États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle.,
- Mouvement moderne (Architecture) États-Unis.,
- Architecture et société États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle.,
- Architecture domestique États-Unis Études de cas.,
- Architecture,
- Architecture and society,
- Architecture, Domestic,
- Modern movement (Architecture),
- Architektur,
- Haus,
- Häuslichkeit,
- Wohnungsbau,
- Architecture and society United States 20th century.,
- Arkitektur Förenta staterna 1900-talet.,
- Arkitektur och samhälle.,
- Arkitektur genusaspekter.,
- United States,
- USA,
- Case studies.,
- History,
- Études de cas.
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Claes Oldenburg’s commitment to familiar objects has shaped accounts of his career, but his associations with Pop art and postwar consumerism have overshadowed another crucial aspect of his work. In this revealing reassessment, Katherine Smith traces Oldenburg’s profound responses to shifting urban conditions, framing his enduring relationship with the city as a critical(...)
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Claes Oldenburg’s commitment to familiar objects has shaped accounts of his career, but his associations with Pop art and postwar consumerism have overshadowed another crucial aspect of his work. In this revealing reassessment, Katherine Smith traces Oldenburg’s profound responses to shifting urban conditions, framing his enduring relationship with the city as a critical(...)
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The accidental possibilities of the city: Claes Oldenburg's urbanism in postwar America
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Claes Oldenburg’s commitment to familiar objects has shaped accounts of his career, but his associations with Pop art and postwar consumerism have overshadowed another crucial aspect of his work. In this revealing reassessment, Katherine Smith traces Oldenburg’s profound responses to shifting urban conditions, framing his enduring relationship with the city as a critical perspective and conceiving his art as urban theory. Smith argues that Oldenburg adapted lessons of context, gleaned from New York’s changing cityscape in the late 1950s, to large-scale objects and architectural plans. By examining disparate projects from New York to Los Angeles, she situates Oldenburg’s innovations in local geographies and national debates. In doing so, Smith illuminates patterns of urbanization through the important contributions of one of the leading artists in the United States.
The accidental possibilities of the city: Claes Oldenburg's urbanism in postwar America
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Claes Oldenburg’s commitment to familiar objects has shaped accounts of his career, but his associations with Pop art and postwar consumerism have overshadowed another crucial aspect of his work. In this revealing reassessment, Katherine Smith traces Oldenburg’s profound responses to shifting urban conditions, framing his enduring relationship with the city as a critical perspective and conceiving his art as urban theory. Smith argues that Oldenburg adapted lessons of context, gleaned from New York’s changing cityscape in the late 1950s, to large-scale objects and architectural plans. By examining disparate projects from New York to Los Angeles, she situates Oldenburg’s innovations in local geographies and national debates. In doing so, Smith illuminates patterns of urbanization through the important contributions of one of the leading artists in the United States.
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March 2021
March 2021
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Contemporary Art Monographs
Contemporary Art Monographs
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x, 213 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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x, 213 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2021]
Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2021]
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Donald Judd / edited by Annie Ochmanek and Alex Kitnick.
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x, 213 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Donald Judd / edited by Annie Ochmanek and Alex Kitnick.
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Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2021]
Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2021]
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401 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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401 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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- Public spaces France Paris History.,
- Espaces publics France Paris Histoire.,
- Manners and customs,
- Public spaces,
- Gesellschaftsleben,
- Öffentlicher Raum,
- Nachkriegszeit,
- Offentliga platser historia Frankrike Paris 1940-talet 1950-talet.,
- Paris (France) History 1944-,
- Paris (France) Social life and customs 20th century.,
- Paris Geschichte (1945-1958),
- Paris (France) Histoire 1944-,
- France Paris,
- Paris,
- Parijs.,
- Paris historia 1940-talet 1950-talet.,
- Geschichte <1945-1958>,
- History
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Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, ©2009.
Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, ©2009.
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The heroic city : Paris, 1945-1958 / Rosemary Wakeman.
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401 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
The heroic city : Paris, 1945-1958 / Rosemary Wakeman.
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Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, ©2009.
Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, ©2009.
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- Public spaces France Paris History.,
- Espaces publics France Paris Histoire.,
- Manners and customs,
- Public spaces,
- Gesellschaftsleben,
- Öffentlicher Raum,
- Nachkriegszeit,
- Offentliga platser historia Frankrike Paris 1940-talet 1950-talet.,
- Paris (France) History 1944-,
- Paris (France) Social life and customs 20th century.,
- Paris Geschichte (1945-1958),
- Paris (France) Histoire 1944-,
- France Paris,
- Paris,
- Parijs.,
- Paris historia 1940-talet 1950-talet.,
- Geschichte <1945-1958>,
- History
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