Mechanization Takes Command: A contribution to anonymous history - Couverture souple

Giedion, Sigfried

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 081669043X ISBN 13 : 9780816690435

Editeur : University of Minnesota Press, 2014

Synopsis

First published in 1948, Mechanization Takes Command is an examination of mechanization and its effects on everyday life. A monumental figure in the field of architectural history, Sigfried Giedion traces the evolution and resulting philosophical implications of such disparate innovations as the slaughterhouse, the Yale lock, the assembly line, tractors, ovens, and "comfort" as defined by advancements in furniture design. A groundbreaking text when originally published, Giedion's pioneering work remains an important contribution to architecture, philosophy, and technology studies.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Sigfried Giedion (1888-1968) taught at the Federal Institute of Technology and was Mellon Lecturer at the Washington National Gallery and the Charles Elliot Norton Lecturer at Harvard University. His other works include Space, Time, and Architecture and The Eternal Present.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Minnesota Press
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 081669043X
• ISBN 13: 9780816690435
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 808
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