American glamour and the evolution of modern architecture /
Friedman, Alice T.
American glamour and the evolution of modern architecture / Alice T. Friedman. - New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, 2010. - ix, 262 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The stylish style : Philip Johnson and the many faces of modern architecture -- 2. Palm Springs eternal : Richard Neutra's Kaufmann desert house -- 3. Modern architecture for the "American century" : Eero Saarinen and the art of corporate image-making -- 4. "Just get me plenty of glamour" : Morris Lapidus's Miami Beach hotels -- 5. Mount Sinai in the suburbs : Frank Lloyd Wright's Temple Beth Sholom in context -- Conclusion : to Postmodernism and back again.
9780300116540
Architecture -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Architecture -- Aesthetics.
Aesthetics, Modern--20th century.
Architecture and society -- United States.--History--20th century.
Social status in art -- United States.
NA 712 .F75 2010
American glamour and the evolution of modern architecture / Alice T. Friedman. - New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, 2010. - ix, 262 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The stylish style : Philip Johnson and the many faces of modern architecture -- 2. Palm Springs eternal : Richard Neutra's Kaufmann desert house -- 3. Modern architecture for the "American century" : Eero Saarinen and the art of corporate image-making -- 4. "Just get me plenty of glamour" : Morris Lapidus's Miami Beach hotels -- 5. Mount Sinai in the suburbs : Frank Lloyd Wright's Temple Beth Sholom in context -- Conclusion : to Postmodernism and back again.
9780300116540
Architecture -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Architecture -- Aesthetics.
Aesthetics, Modern--20th century.
Architecture and society -- United States.--History--20th century.
Social status in art -- United States.
NA 712 .F75 2010