Designing Disney's theme parks : the architecture of reassurance
(Book)
Published
Montréal : Centre canadien d'architecture/Canadian Centre for Architecture ;, [1997].
Format
Book
ISBN
2080136399, 9782080136398, 2080136380, 9782080136381
Physical Desc
223 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm
Status
Providence Public - Level 1 Book Stacks
725.76 D457m
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725.76 D457m
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Published
Montréal : Centre canadien d'architecture/Canadian Centre for Architecture ;, [1997].
Language
English
ISBN
2080136399, 9782080136398, 2080136380, 9782080136381
Notes
General Note
"Accompanies the exhibition, 'The architecture of reasurrance--designing the Disney theme parks, ' organized by the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) with Karal Ann Marling, guest curator"--Title page verso.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 214-218).
Description
"From the day it opened in July 1955, in an event given live TV coverage, Disneyland has been a key symbol of contemporary American culture. It has been both celebrated and attacked as the ultimate embodiment of consumer society, a harbinger of shopping-mall culture, a symbol of American hegemony in entertainment, the epitome of fantasy, simulation, pastiche, and the blurring of distinctions between reality and mass-media imagery. Yet for all the power of Disneyland as metaphor, almost no one has discussed the making of this unique place, with its far-flung colonies in Florida, Japan, and France. Written to accompany an exhibition at the Canadian Centre for Architecture in Montreal, Designing Disney's Theme Parks: The Architecture of Reassurance is the first book to look beyond the multiple myths of Disneyland. Uniting a roster of authors chosen from wide-ranging disciplines, this study is the first to examine the influence of Disneyland on both our built environment and our architectural imagination. Tracing the relationship of the Disney parks to their historical forbears, it charts Disneyland's evolution from one man's personal dream to a multinational enterprise, a process in which the Disney "magic" has moved ever closer to the real world. Editor Karal Ann Marling, Professor of Art History and American Studies at the University of Minnesota, draws upon her pioneering work in the Disney archives to reconstruct and analyze the intentions and strategies behind the parks. She is joined by Marty Sklar, Vice Chairman and Principal Creative Executive of Walt Disney Imagineering, historian Neil Harris, art historian Erika Doss, geographer Yi-Fu Tuan, critic Greil Marcus, and architect Frank Gehry to provide a unique perspective on one of the great post-war American icons." --jacket copy.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Marling, K. A. (1997). Designing Disney's theme parks: the architecture of reassurance . Centre canadien d'architecture/Canadian Centre for Architecture ;.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Marling, Karal Ann. 1997. Designing Disney's Theme Parks: The Architecture of Reassurance. Centre canadien d'architecture/Canadian Centre for Architecture.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Marling, Karal Ann. Designing Disney's Theme Parks: The Architecture of Reassurance Centre canadien d'architecture/Canadian Centre for Architecture, 1997.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Marling, Karal Ann. Designing Disney's Theme Parks: The Architecture of Reassurance Centre canadien d'architecture/Canadian Centre for Architecture ;, 1997.
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