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Overdrive : L.A. constructs the future, 1940-1990 / edited by Wim de Wit and Christopher James Alexander

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Author:
Wit, Wim de  Search this
Alexander, Christopher James  Search this
Getty Research Institute  Search this
J. Paul Getty Museum  Search this
Pacific Standard Time (Project)  Search this
Physical description:
xiii, 301 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 26 x 28 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
California
Los Angeles
Date:
2013
©2013
20th century
Notes:
"This volume accompanies the exhibition Overdrive: L.A. Constructs the Future, 1940-1990, held at the J. Paul Getty Museum, 9 April to 21 July 2013. Organized by the Getty Research Institute and the J. Paul Getty Museum, this exhibition is part of the initiative Pacific Standard Time Presents: Modern Architecture in L.A."--CIP t.p. verso.
Contents:
Foreword: Studying Los Angeles's urbanism / Thomas W. Gaehtgens -- Introduction: Provoking new perceptions of Los Angeles / Wim de Wit and Christopher James Alexander -- Transformative landscapes : The deep historical morphology of the Los Angeles metropolis / Philip J. Ethington ; Dreams deferred: parks and open space / William Deverell ; All freeways lead to East Los Angeles: rethinking the L.A. freeway and its meanings / Eric Avila ; Los Angeles after dark: the incandescent city / Sandy Isenstadt -- Engaging modernism : "The style of the future"? The vicissitudes of modernism in Los Angeles / Wim de Wit ; Professional and educational discourse: training the next generation of architects in Los Angeles / Ken Breisch ; Across the Pacific: Los Angeles as a catalyst for architectural change in East Asia / Jeffrey W. Cody ; Latin America and Los Angeles: architectural exchanges / Hugo Segawa and Fernando Atique ; Preserving modern architecture in Los Angeles / Susan Macdonald -- Developing communities : Suburban landscapes of Los Angeles / Becky Nicolaides ; Domestic speculation: architects and builders in postwar Los Angeles / Dana Cuff ; Experimental jet set: aerospace and the modern house in Los Angeles / Dana Hutt -- Engineered audacity : LAX: designing for the jet age / Vanessa R. Schwartz ; Architecture industry: the L.A. Ten / Stephen Phillips ; Everyday entertainment: post-postwar life in the San Gabriel valley / Chris Nichols
Topic:
Modern movement (Architecture)--History  Search this
Architecture--History  Search this
City planning--History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
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