From a cause to a style : modernist architecture's encounter with the American city /

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Modernism in architecture and urban design has failed the American city. This is the decisive conclusion that renowned public intellectual Nathan Glazer has drawn from two decades of writing and thinking about what this architectural movement will bequeath to future generations. In From a Cause to a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Glazer, Nathan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2007.
Temas:
1900-1999
Architecture and society > United States > History > 20th century.
City planning > United States > History > 20th century.
City planning > Social aspects > United States.
Modernism (Aesthetics) > United States > History > 20th century.
Architecture et société > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Modernisme (Esthétique) > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
ARCHITECTURE > Regional.
ARCHITECTURE > Criticism.
ARCHITECTURE > History > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Essays.
Architecture and society.
City planning.
City planning > Social aspects.
Modernism (Aesthetics)
United States.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Building for the public : what has gone wrong?
  • The prince, the people, and the architects
  • "Subverting the context" : Olmsted's parks and Serra's sculpture
  • Monuments in an age without heroes
  • Modernism and classicism on the National Mall
  • Daniel P. Moynihan and federal architecture
  • What happened in East Harlem
  • Amenity in New York City
  • Planning for New York City : is it possible?
  • What has happened to the city planner?
  • The social agenda of architecture.

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