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An edition of The Unreal America (1997)

The unreal America

architecture and illusion

by

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  • 1 Have read

Argues that modern American commercial structures such as amusement parks, shopping malls, and historical villages reflect society's preference for formulaic designs and simplified reinventions of past styles rather than innovative ideas in architectural design.

Publish Date
Publisher
New Press, Distributed by W.W. Norton
Language
English
Pages
188

Previews available in: English

Subjects

Architecture Architecture and society Environmental aspects Environmental aspects of Architecture History Psychological aspects Psychological aspects of Architecture New York Times reviewed Architecture, united states Architecture, modern, 20th century Architecture, philosophy Popular culture, united states Architecture, domestic, united states Architecture et société Histoire Aspect psychologique Aspect de l'environnement Illusion Marketing Architektur

Places

United States

Times

20th century
Edition Availability
Cover of: The Unreal America
The Unreal America: Architecture and Illusion
March 1999, New Press
Paperback in English - New Ed edition
Cover of: The unreal America
The unreal America: architecture and illusion
1997, New Press, Distributed by W.W. Norton
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
720/.973/09045
Library of Congress
NA2543.S6 H89 1997, NA2543.S6H89 1997

The Physical Object

Pagination
188 p. :
Number of pages
188

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL1007193M
ISBN 10
1565840550
LCCN
96047066
OCLC/WorldCat
35723721
LibraryThing
177655
Goodreads
1528226

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL3349253W

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