Open Plan: A Design History of the American Office - Couverture souple

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Kaufmann-Buhler, Jennifer

 
9781350044739: Open Plan: A Design History of the American Office

Synopsis

Jennifer Kaufmann-Buhler's fascinating study provides a history of the open plan office, from its original conception in the late 1960s as a progressive, egalitarian innovation to present-day ambivalence about dehumanizing and alienating workspaces.

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À propos de l?auteur

Jennifer Kaufmann-Buhler is Associate Professor of Design History at Purdue University, USA. She is a design historian focusing on American interiors, technology, and furniture design of the 20th century. Her research includes an emphasis on studying mundane spaces and objects as a way of examining the role of design in everyday life, looking at the intersection of the social, technological, and political aspects of design. She has published articles in the Journal of Design History and Design and Culture, is the author of Open Plan (Bloomsbury, 2021) and co-edited Design History Beyond the Canon (Bloomsbury, 2019).

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9781350044722: Open Plan: A Design History of the American Office

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  1350044725 ISBN 13 :  9781350044722
Editeur : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2021
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