Googie Redux: Ultramodern Roadside Architecture
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Rating | : | 4.18 (926 Votes) |
Asin | : | 081184272X |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2014-08-22 |
Language | : | English |
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"A True Gem in My Library!" according to Dean Davis. I can start off this review by stating pretty much any book Alan Hess writes will find its way to my shelf. Googie Redux is an incredible update to the original which was a masterpiece in itself.The new photographs and line drawings are a very nice touch along with the updated text. Mr. Hess has proven himself again . Josie Louise said Great Book!. How I love Googie, that unmistakeable architecture of the 50s. Totally American, futuristic for its time, Googie still exists in some large and small cities. Think boomerangs and Formica, large windows, big wings on carsIf you remember this style or are interested in 50s style, you'll get a lot of use out of this boo. "Pictures are NOT small, & there is NOT a lot of tech writing!" according to Matthew David Sweat. Please do not be mislead by the one critical review by another customer in this section! The pictures are just fine, in fact there are numerous half & full-page photosand I've seen double pages that were practically all illustration with almost no text. You don't even have to take my word - just click on the Amazon f
. He divides his time between Northern California and Michigan. Alan Hess is architecture critic of the San Jose Mercury News and the author of numerous books, including Palm Springs Weekend (0-8118-2804-2) and Rancho Deluxe (0-8118-2420-9)
. He divides his time between Northern California and Michigan. About the Author Alan Hess is architecture critic of the San Jose Mercury News and the author of numerous books, including Palm Springs Weekend (0-8118-2804-2) and Rancho Deluxe (0-8118-2420-9)
The influential original edition helped to spark a robust preservation movement and kick-started the reappreciation of mid-century architecture and design. Yet, as Alan Hess points out, in many ways they were the realization of modern architecture's grand promises. This latest edition features extensive up-to-date research and dozens of rarely seen and newly found photographs. A thoroughly revised and significantly expanded edition of the popular 1980s original, Googie Redux is the authoritative history of the mid-20th century icon that ignited an architectural revolution: the coffee shop. They were populist, employed new materials, and captured their purpose, place, and culture as vividly as any great architectural style. Googie Redux is the definitive document of a style born in California that has spread to all corners of the world.. Emblematic of Southern California car culture, stylized eateries and other roadside buildings built from the 1930s to the 1950s were dismissed as lowbrow stylistic folly in their heyday