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The technological innovation and unprecedented physical growth of the cold war era permeated American life in every aspect and at every scale. From the creation of the military-industrial complex and the beginnings of suburban sprawl to the production of the ballpoint pen and the TV dinner, the artifacts of the period are as numerous and diverse as they are familiar. Over(...)
Architectural Theory
April 2004, New York
Cold war hothouses : inventing postwar culture, from cockpit to Playboy
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The technological innovation and unprecedented physical growth of the cold war era permeated American life in every aspect and at every scale. From the creation of the military-industrial complex and the beginnings of suburban sprawl to the production of the ballpoint pen and the TV dinner, the artifacts of the period are as numerous and diverse as they are familiar. Over the past half-century, our awe at the advances of postwar society has softened to nostalgia, and our affection for its material culture has clouded our memories of the enormous spatial reorganizations and infrastructural transformations that changed American life forever. "Cold War Hot Houses" casts a clear, even playful, eye on this pivotal time in history, examining topics as diverse as the creation of the interstate highway system and the shopping centre, and the domestication of the national parks as well as the production of such seemingly mundane products as the drive-in theater, aluminum foil, and the king-size bed. The result is a vivid snapshot of American culture that still resonates today.
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Engineered Transparency presents a portfolio of projects featuring cutting-edge glass designs by today's most innovative architects including SANAA's acclaimed Glass Pavilion at the Toledo Museum of Art Yoshio Taniguchi's MoMA expansion in New York City and Steven Holl's Nelson-Atkins Museum in Kansas City. With contributions by foremost thinkers in the field of(...)
Materials and Lighting
January 2009, New York
Engineered transparency: the technical visual and spatial effects of glass
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Engineered Transparency presents a portfolio of projects featuring cutting-edge glass designs by today's most innovative architects including SANAA's acclaimed Glass Pavilion at the Toledo Museum of Art Yoshio Taniguchi's MoMA expansion in New York City and Steven Holl's Nelson-Atkins Museum in Kansas City. With contributions by foremost thinkers in the field of architecture and design including historians such as Kenneth Frampton, cultural critics such as Beatriz Colomina, engineers like Werner Sobek, and architects like Kazuyo Sejima.
Materials and Lighting