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Making a better world : public housing, the Red Scare, and the direction of modern Los Angeles
Making a better world : public housing, the Red Scare, and the direction of modern Los Angeles
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During the 1990s, Los Angeles - like many other cities across America - began demolishing public housing projects that had come to symbolize decades of failed urban policies. But public housing was not always regarded with such disdain. In the years surrounding World War II, it had been a popular New Deal program, viewed as a force for positive social change and supported(...)
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During the 1990s, Los Angeles - like many other cities across America - began demolishing public housing projects that had come to symbolize decades of failed urban policies. But public housing was not always regarded with such disdain. In the years surrounding World War II, it had been a popular New Deal program, viewed as a force for positive social change and supported(...)
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Making a better world : public housing, the Red Scare, and the direction of modern Los Angeles
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During the 1990s, Los Angeles - like many other cities across America - began demolishing public housing projects that had come to symbolize decades of failed urban policies. But public housing was not always regarded with such disdain. In the years surrounding World War II, it had been a popular New Deal program, viewed as a force for positive social change and supported by a broad coalition of civic, labor, religious, and community organizations. Socially conscious architects and planners developed innovative and livable projects that embodied the latest theories in urban design. With sharp historical perspective, "Making a better world" traces the rise and fall of a public housing ethic in Los Angeles and its impact on the city’s built environment. In the caustic political atmosphere of Joseph McCarthy’s America, public housing opponents accused the city’s housing authority of communist infiltration, effectively eliminating the left from debates over the city’s development. In place of public housing, conservative forces promoted a pro-private growth agenda that redefined urban renewal and reshaped modern Los Angeles. No conventional public housing projects have been constructed in Los Angeles since 1955. In this era of skyrocketing housing prices, especially in urban areas, Don Parson’s examination not only gives us the recent history of a city but also opens up a new debate on a current national crisis in providing shelter for low-income Americans. Foreword by Kevin Starr.
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During the 1990s, Los Angeles - like many other cities across America - began demolishing public housing projects that had come to symbolize decades of failed urban policies. But public housing was not always regarded with such disdain. In the years surrounding World War II, it had been a popular New Deal program, viewed as a force for positive social change and supported by a broad coalition of civic, labor, religious, and community organizations. Socially conscious architects and planners developed innovative and livable projects that embodied the latest theories in urban design. With sharp historical perspective, "Making a better world" traces the rise and fall of a public housing ethic in Los Angeles and its impact on the city’s built environment. In the caustic political atmosphere of Joseph McCarthy’s America, public housing opponents accused the city’s housing authority of communist infiltration, effectively eliminating the left from debates over the city’s development. In place of public housing, conservative forces promoted a pro-private growth agenda that redefined urban renewal and reshaped modern Los Angeles. No conventional public housing projects have been constructed in Los Angeles since 1955. In this era of skyrocketing housing prices, especially in urban areas, Don Parson’s examination not only gives us the recent history of a city but also opens up a new debate on a current national crisis in providing shelter for low-income Americans. Foreword by Kevin Starr.
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January 2005, Minneapolis
January 2005, Minneapolis
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Urban Theory
Urban Theory
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The modern West : American landscapes, 1890-1950 / Emily Ballew Neff ; with an essay by Barry Lopez.
The modern West : American landscapes, 1890-1950 / Emily Ballew Neff ; with an essay by Barry Lopez.
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xix, 315 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 32 cm.
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New Haven : Yale University Press ; Houston : Museum of Fine Arts, ©2006.
New Haven : Yale University Press ; Houston : Museum of Fine Arts, ©2006.
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The modern West : American landscapes, 1890-1950 / Emily Ballew Neff ; with an essay by Barry Lopez.
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xix, 315 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 32 cm.
The modern West : American landscapes, 1890-1950 / Emily Ballew Neff ; with an essay by Barry Lopez.
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New Haven : Yale University Press ; Houston : Museum of Fine Arts, ©2006.
New Haven : Yale University Press ; Houston : Museum of Fine Arts, ©2006.
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Synagogues without Jews : and the communities that built and used them / Rivka and Ben-Zion Dorfman.
Synagogues without Jews : and the communities that built and used them / Rivka and Ben-Zion Dorfman.
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xiv, 353 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 29 cm
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Philadelphia : Jewish Publication Society, 2000.
Philadelphia : Jewish Publication Society, 2000.
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Synagogues without Jews : and the communities that built and used them / Rivka and Ben-Zion Dorfman.
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xiv, 353 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 29 cm
Synagogues without Jews : and the communities that built and used them / Rivka and Ben-Zion Dorfman.
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Philadelphia : Jewish Publication Society, 2000.
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207 pages ; 21 cm.
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London : Whitechapel ; Cambridge, MA : MIT Press, [2006], ©2006
London : Whitechapel ; Cambridge, MA : MIT Press, [2006], ©2006
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The archive / edited by Charles Merewether.
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207 pages ; 21 cm.
The archive / edited by Charles Merewether.
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London : Whitechapel ; Cambridge, MA : MIT Press, [2006], ©2006
London : Whitechapel ; Cambridge, MA : MIT Press, [2006], ©2006
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Building home : Howard F. Ahmanson and the politics of the American dream / Eric John Abrahamson.
Building home : Howard F. Ahmanson and the politics of the American dream / Eric John Abrahamson.
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x, 357 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2013.
Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2013.
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Building home : Howard F. Ahmanson and the politics of the American dream / Eric John Abrahamson.
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x, 357 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Building home : Howard F. Ahmanson and the politics of the American dream / Eric John Abrahamson.
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Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2013.
Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2013.
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Kati Horna
Kati Horna
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The photographic oeuvre of Kati Horna (1912-2000) spans decades, geographical boundaries and visual practices. Horna witnessed the fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire; the outbreak of World War I, which ousted her from Budapest--after which she moved to Berlin, then Paris; and the Spanish Civil War, after which World War II prompted her final move to Mexico, her adopted(...)
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The photographic oeuvre of Kati Horna (1912-2000) spans decades, geographical boundaries and visual practices. Horna witnessed the fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire; the outbreak of World War I, which ousted her from Budapest--after which she moved to Berlin, then Paris; and the Spanish Civil War, after which World War II prompted her final move to Mexico, her adopted(...)
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JUAN MANUEL BONET
ESTRELLA DE DIEGO
PETAR BAKI
JEAN FRANÇOIS CHEVRIER
NORAH HORNA
ÁNGELES ALONSO ESPINOSA
JUAN MANUEL BONET
ESTRELLA DE DIEGO
PETAR BAKI
JEAN FRANÇOIS CHEVRIER
NORAH HORNA
ÁNGELES ALONSO ESPINOSA
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August 2014
August 2014
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Kati Horna
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The photographic oeuvre of Kati Horna (1912-2000) spans decades, geographical boundaries and visual practices. Horna witnessed the fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire; the outbreak of World War I, which ousted her from Budapest--after which she moved to Berlin, then Paris; and the Spanish Civil War, after which World War II prompted her final move to Mexico, her adopted country. It was in Mexico that Horna found her artistic community, among the Surrealist ex-pats Leonora Carrington, Remedios Varo and Edward James. Even as a war photographer, she appropriated Surrealist photomontage, developing an original, intimate style of photojournalism.
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The photographic oeuvre of Kati Horna (1912-2000) spans decades, geographical boundaries and visual practices. Horna witnessed the fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire; the outbreak of World War I, which ousted her from Budapest--after which she moved to Berlin, then Paris; and the Spanish Civil War, after which World War II prompted her final move to Mexico, her adopted country. It was in Mexico that Horna found her artistic community, among the Surrealist ex-pats Leonora Carrington, Remedios Varo and Edward James. Even as a war photographer, she appropriated Surrealist photomontage, developing an original, intimate style of photojournalism.
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August 2014
August 2014
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Photography monographs
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Wartime gardens are dramatic examples of what landscape architect Kenneth Helphand calls defiant gardens—gardens created in extreme social, political, economic, or cultural conditions. Illustrated with ninety-five compelling archival photographs and illustrations, some from the Gulf Wars, this remarkable book examines gardens of war in the twentieth century—a period(...)
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Wartime gardens are dramatic examples of what landscape architect Kenneth Helphand calls defiant gardens—gardens created in extreme social, political, economic, or cultural conditions. Illustrated with ninety-five compelling archival photographs and illustrations, some from the Gulf Wars, this remarkable book examines gardens of war in the twentieth century—a period(...)
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Defiant gardens : making gardens in wartime
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Wartime gardens are dramatic examples of what landscape architect Kenneth Helphand calls defiant gardens—gardens created in extreme social, political, economic, or cultural conditions. Illustrated with ninety-five compelling archival photographs and illustrations, some from the Gulf Wars, this remarkable book examines gardens of war in the twentieth century—a period of the deadliest wars in human history—including gardens soldiers built inside and behind the trenches in World War I; gardens built in the Warsaw and other ghettos under the Nazis during World War II; gardens in the POW and civilian internment camps of both world wars; and gardens created by Japanese Americans held at U.S. internment camps during World War II. Proving that gardens are far more than peaceful respites from the outside world, "Defiant gardens" is a thought-provoking analysis of why people build and work in gardens. Helphand portrays the dramatic range of circumstances in which people have created gardens—as a means of nourishment, as a pursuit of beauty, and as an expression of hope. This history of gardens during wartime documents how gardens have humanized landscapes and experience, even under the most dire conditions.
Defiant gardens : making gardens in wartime
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Wartime gardens are dramatic examples of what landscape architect Kenneth Helphand calls defiant gardens—gardens created in extreme social, political, economic, or cultural conditions. Illustrated with ninety-five compelling archival photographs and illustrations, some from the Gulf Wars, this remarkable book examines gardens of war in the twentieth century—a period of the deadliest wars in human history—including gardens soldiers built inside and behind the trenches in World War I; gardens built in the Warsaw and other ghettos under the Nazis during World War II; gardens in the POW and civilian internment camps of both world wars; and gardens created by Japanese Americans held at U.S. internment camps during World War II. Proving that gardens are far more than peaceful respites from the outside world, "Defiant gardens" is a thought-provoking analysis of why people build and work in gardens. Helphand portrays the dramatic range of circumstances in which people have created gardens—as a means of nourishment, as a pursuit of beauty, and as an expression of hope. This history of gardens during wartime documents how gardens have humanized landscapes and experience, even under the most dire conditions.
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April 2006, San Antonio
April 2006, San Antonio
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Landscape Theory
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One hundred years after the founding of the Bauhaus in 1919, ''Bauhaus and America'' considers the myriad ways in which the German art, design and architecture school influenced the art and culture of the United States after the World War II.
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One hundred years after the founding of the Bauhaus in 1919, ''Bauhaus and America'' considers the myriad ways in which the German art, design and architecture school influenced the art and culture of the United States after the World War II.
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Bauhaus and America: experiments in light and movement
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One hundred years after the founding of the Bauhaus in 1919, ''Bauhaus and America'' considers the myriad ways in which the German art, design and architecture school influenced the art and culture of the United States after the World War II.
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One hundred years after the founding of the Bauhaus in 1919, ''Bauhaus and America'' considers the myriad ways in which the German art, design and architecture school influenced the art and culture of the United States after the World War II.
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February 2019
February 2019
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Modernism
Modernism
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W. G. Sebald completed this extraordinary, important and controversial book before his untimely death in December 2001. It is a harrowing study of the devastation of German cities by Allied bombardment in World War II, and an examination of the silence in German literature and culture about this unprecedented trauma. On the Natural History of Destruction is an essential(...)
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W. G. Sebald completed this extraordinary, important and controversial book before his untimely death in December 2001. It is a harrowing study of the devastation of German cities by Allied bombardment in World War II, and an examination of the silence in German literature and culture about this unprecedented trauma. On the Natural History of Destruction is an essential(...)
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On the natural history of destruction
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W. G. Sebald completed this extraordinary, important and controversial book before his untimely death in December 2001. It is a harrowing study of the devastation of German cities by Allied bombardment in World War II, and an examination of the silence in German literature and culture about this unprecedented trauma. On the Natural History of Destruction is an essential and deeply relevant study of war and society, suffering and amnesia.
On the natural history of destruction
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W. G. Sebald completed this extraordinary, important and controversial book before his untimely death in December 2001. It is a harrowing study of the devastation of German cities by Allied bombardment in World War II, and an examination of the silence in German literature and culture about this unprecedented trauma. On the Natural History of Destruction is an essential and deeply relevant study of war and society, suffering and amnesia.
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April 2011
April 2011
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Philharmonie: Hans Scharoun
Philharmonie: Hans Scharoun
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Rising from the ashes of World War II, the new concert hall for the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, designed by Hans Scharoun (1893-1972), has become the symbol of democratic Germany. This publication present the drawings from the Scharoun Archive that detail the construction of the Philharmonie's complex composition.
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Rising from the ashes of World War II, the new concert hall for the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, designed by Hans Scharoun (1893-1972), has become the symbol of democratic Germany. This publication present the drawings from the Scharoun Archive that detail the construction of the Philharmonie's complex composition.
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Philharmonie: Hans Scharoun
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Rising from the ashes of World War II, the new concert hall for the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, designed by Hans Scharoun (1893-1972), has become the symbol of democratic Germany. This publication present the drawings from the Scharoun Archive that detail the construction of the Philharmonie's complex composition.
Philharmonie: Hans Scharoun
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Rising from the ashes of World War II, the new concert hall for the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, designed by Hans Scharoun (1893-1972), has become the symbol of democratic Germany. This publication present the drawings from the Scharoun Archive that detail the construction of the Philharmonie's complex composition.
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February 2013
February 2013
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Architecture Monographs
Architecture Monographs
