Overdrive: L.A. Constructs the Future, 1940-1990

Langue : anglais

Edité par Getty Research Institute; Getty Publications, Los Angeles, 2013

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Pictorial boards, xiii, 301 pages, illustrations (some colour), maps (some colour), plans; 26 x 28 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Spine lightly bumped at the crown. OVERSIZE! Additional shipping charges may be requested for international & priority orders. Richly illustrated with colour plates. *** "From 1940 to 1990, Los Angeles rapidly evolved into one of the most populous and influential industrial, economic, and creative capitals in the world. During this era, the region was transformed into a laboratory for cutting-edge architecture. Overdrive: L. A. Constructs the Future, 1940-1990 examines these experiments and their impact on modern design, reframes the perceptions of Los Angeles's dynamic built environment, and amplifies the exploration of the city's vibrant architectural legacy. The drawings, models, and images highlighted in the Overdrive exhibition and catalogue reveal the complex and often underappreciated facets of Los Angeles and illustrate how the metropolis became an internationally recognized destination with a unique design vocabulary, canonical landmarks, and a coveted lifestyle. This investigation builds upon the groundbreaking work of generations of historians, theorists, curators, critics, and activists who have researched and expounded upon the development of Los Angeles. In this volume, thought-provoking essays shed more light on the exhibition's narratives, including Los Angeles's physical landscape, the rise of modernism, the region s influential residential architecture, its buildings for commerce and transportation, and architects pioneering uses of bold forms, advanced materials, and new technologies. Los Angeles's ability to facilitate change, experiment, recalibrate, and forge ahead is one of its greatest strengths. Future generations are destined to harness the region s enviable resources to create new layers of architectural innovations." - Publisher. *** CONTENTS: Foreword: Studying Los Angeles's urbanism, by Thomas W. Gaehtgens; Introduction: Provoking new perceptions of Los Angeles, by Wim de Wit and Christopher James Alexander; TRANSFORMATIVE LANDSCAPES: The deep historical morphology of the Los Angeles metropolis, by Philip J. Ethington; Dreams deferred: parks and open space, by William Deverell; All freeways lead to East Los Angeles: rethinking the L.A. freeway and its meanings, by Eric Avila; Los Angeles after dark: the incandescent city, by Sandy Isenstadt; ENGAGING MODERNISM: "The style of the future"? The vicissitudes of modernism in Los Angeles, by Wim de Wit; Professional and educational discourse: training the next generation of architects in Los Angeles, by Ken Breisch; Across the Pacific: Los Angeles as a catalyst for architectural change in East Asia, by Jeffrey W. Cody; Latin America and Los Angeles: architectural exchanges, by Hugo Segawa and Fernando Atique; Preserving modern architecture in Los Angeles, by Susan Macdonald; DEVELOPING COMMUNITIES: Suburban landscapes of Los Angeles, by Becky Nicolaides; Domestic speculation: architects and builders in postwar Los Angeles, by Dana Cuff; Experimental jet set: aerospace and the modern house in Los Angeles, by Dana Hutt; ENGINEERED AUDACITY: LAX: designing for the jet age, by Vanessa R. Schwartz; Architecture industry: the L.A. Ten, by Stephen Phillips; Everyday entertainment: post-postwar life in the San Gabriel valley, by Chris Nichols. Size: Oblong.…

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Titre
Overdrive: L.A. Constructs the Future, 1940-1990
Auteur
Wit, Wim de, and Alexander, Christopher James (Edited by)
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Getty Research Institute; Getty Publications, Los Angeles
Année de publication
2013
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Near Fine
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Hardcover
Langue
anglais
ISBN à 10 chiffres
1606061283
ISBN à 13 chiffres
9781606061282
Édition
1st.
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Architecture::Urbanism, Cities & City Planning, New Books, USA::6. Late Modern, 1945-1999, USA::States::California, XXXL: Jumbo

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