The sleek lines and gleaming facades of the architecture of the late 1940s and 1950s reflect a culture fascinated by the promise of the Jet Age. Buildings like Eero Saarinen’s TWA Terminal at JFK Airport and Philip Johnson’s Four Seasons Restaurant retain a thrilling allure, seeming to transform the ordinary into the extraordinary. In this work, distinguished architectural historian Alice Friedman draws on a vast range of sources to argue that the aesthetics of mid-century modern architecture reflect an increasing fascination with 'glamour', a term widely used in those years to characterize objects, people, and experiences as luxurious, expressive, and even magical.
- ISBN: 978-0-300-11654-0
- Editorial: Yale University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 272
- Fecha Publicación: 01/07/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés