Architecture of Normal - The Colonization of the American Landscape
Verlag | Birkhäuser Berlin |
Auflage | 2022 |
Seiten | 456 |
Format | 22,2 x 4 x 28,4 cm |
Gewicht | 2127 g |
Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
ISBN-10 | 3035624380 |
EAN | 9783035624380 |
Bestell-Nr | 03562438A |
Rezension:
"In his new book, Architecture of Normal (through Birkhäuser), Portland-based architect Daniel Kaven explores the contrast between the grandeur of the American landscape and the underwhelming architecture of its suburban strip malls, fast-food chains, motels, and tract housing." (Rachel Gallaher in GRAY magazine, 03.2022)
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"Architecture of Normal: The Colonization of the American Landscape reads like an enthralling textbook-a breezy history teeming with photography, original artwork, and timelines-even as its author offers a more cautionary take on what we have wrought." (Brian Libby, Metropolis)
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"Kaven has crafted a thoroughly researched and well-reasoned treatise in which he argues that historical eras' dominant modes of transportation-walking on foot, riding horses, trains, cars, and airplanes-have inexorably influenced our public and private spaces." (Richard Speer, The Democracy Chain)
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"The book blends text and e xtensive imagery to document and reflect on the impact that the evolution of transport has had in the country: accelerating urbanisation and enabling urban sprawl, carving up rural landscapes, and colonising places with cars and strip malls." (Francesca Perry, ICON Magazine)