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194X: Architecture, Planning, and Consumer Culture on the American Home Front
Andrew M. Shanken
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Description for 194X: Architecture, Planning, and Consumer Culture on the American Home Front
Paperback. Series: Architecture, Landscape, and American Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 96 b&w photos, 13 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; AM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 15. Weight in Grams: 686.
During the Second World War, American architecture was in a state of crisis. The rationing of building materials and restrictions on nonmilitary construction continued the privations that the profession had endured during the Great Depression. At the same time, the dramatic events of the 1930s and 1940s led many architects to believe that their profession—and society itself—would undergo a profound shift once the war ended, with private commissions giving way to centrally planned projects. The magazine Architectural Forum coined the term “194X” to encapsulate this wartime vision of postwar architecture and urbanism.
In a major study of American ... Read more
During the Second World War, American architecture was in a state of crisis. The rationing of building materials and restrictions on nonmilitary construction continued the privations that the profession had endured during the Great Depression. At the same time, the dramatic events of the 1930s and 1940s led many architects to believe that their profession—and society itself—would undergo a profound shift once the war ended, with private commissions giving way to centrally planned projects. The magazine Architectural Forum coined the term “194X” to encapsulate this wartime vision of postwar architecture and urbanism.
In a major study of American ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Series
Architecture, Landscape, and American Culture
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816653669
SKU
V9780816653669
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About Andrew M. Shanken
Andrew M. Shanken is assistant professor of architectural history at the University of California, Berkeley. His work has appeared in numerous publications, including Art Bulletin, Design Issues, Landscape, Places and Planning Perspectives.
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