American glamour and the evolution of modern architecture
New Haven ]Conn.[
Yale University Press
c2010
ix, 262 p.: ill. )some col.( ; 29 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index
Alice T. Friedman
Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The stylish style: Philip Johnson and the many faces of modern architecture -- 2. Palm Springs eternal: Richard Neutra's Kaufmann desert house -- 3. Modern architecture for the "American century": Eero Saarinen and the art of corporate image-making -- 4. "Just get me plenty of glamour": Morris Lapidus's Miami Beach hotels -- 5. Mount Sinai in the suburbs: Frank Lloyd Wright's Temple Beth Sholom in context -- Conclusion: to Postmodernism and back again
History ، Architecture - United States - 02th century
Aesthetics ، Architecture
، Aesthetics, Modern - 02th century
History ، Architecture and society - United States - 02th century