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Series
Architectural design ; 93, no. 2
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
"California has historically provided a fertile breeding ground for radical modes of architectural thinking, practice and building, which from the 1920s onwards was sparked by the presence of eminent émigré architects. It was also central to the birth of 'cool' mid-century Modernism - all in parallel with the intense concentration of design and experimentation in the film, aerospace and tech industries. This AD issue explores the influential formal...
Author
Publisher
Taschen
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"At the dawn of the automobile age, Americans predilection for wanderlust prompted a new wave of inventive entrepreneurs to cater to this new mode of transportation. Starting in the 1920s, attention-grabbing buildings began to appear that would draw in passing drivers for snacks, provisions, souvenirs, or a quick meal. The architectural establishment of the day dismissed these roadside buildings as monstrosities . Yet, they flourished, especially...
Author
Publisher
Pavilion Books
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Lost San Francisco takes readers on a journey back to the buildings, parks, stadia, ferries — even cemetaries and prisoners — that time and progress have swept aside. It revisits the building where fortunes were made, where momentous events unfolded and where San Franciscans went to enjoy themselves, like Seals Stadium or Playland at the Beach. The single biggest moment of loss occurred on April 18, 1906, when the great earthquake that rocked...
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Chroma
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
The Stahl House was first envisioned by the owners Buck and Carlotta Stahl, designed by architect Pierre Koenig, and immortalized by photographer Julius Shulman. This 1960 glass-and-steel home in the Hollywood Hills has come to embody the idealism of a generation in search of the American dream. The two-bedroom, 2,300-square-foot house with glass walls that disappear into a 270-degree panorama of Los Angeles became Koenig's piec̓e de res̓istance....
Publisher
Rizzoli Electa
Pub. Date
20230912
Language
English
Description
"Drawing together original research, design studies, and cultural essays, Renewing the Dream offers the first comprehensive look at the changes remaking the mobility landscape of Southern California--and the opportunities to reappropriate vast tracts of the city for new uses. Edited by James Sanders and produced with the global architecture studio Woods Bagot, this book explores the forces propelling this shift as well as its controversial impact...
