From Bauhaus to Our House - Softcover

Wolfe, Tom

Softcover

ISBN 10: 055338063X ISBN 13: 9780553380637

Publisher: Bantam Dell Pub Group, 1999

Synopsis

A short history of architecture in the twentieth century debunks the stuffy European contributions to both modern and post-modern building design. Reprint.

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Review:

"A search-and-destroy mission against architectural pretensions . . . a funny book."--"New York" "Full of insight . . . marvelously right."--"People """ "Wolfe's delightfully witty, biting history of modern architecture is a scintillating high comedy of big money, manners, and massive manipulation of public taste."--"Publishers Weekly""" "No wonder . . . this book is the hottest topic in Manhattan's architectural salons."--"The New York Times Book Review "

"Tom Wolfe has squeezed a funny tale out of glass and stone. . . hilarious."--"The Wall Street Journal "

"Sharp serpent's-tooth wit, useful cultural insight, and snazzy zip! pop! writing."--"Playboy"

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A search-and-destroy mission against architectural pretensions . . . a funny book. "New York"

Full of insight . . . marvelously right. "People"

Wolfe's delightfully witty, biting history of modern architecture is a scintillating high comedy of big money, manners, and massive manipulation of public taste. "Publishers Weekly"

No wonder . . . this book is the hottest topic in Manhattan's architectural salons. "The New York Times Book Review"

Tom Wolfe has squeezed a funny tale out of glass and stone. . . hilarious. "The Wall Street Journal"

Sharp serpent's-tooth wit, useful cultural insight, and snazzy zip! pop! writing. "Playboy""

A search-and-destroy mission against architectural pretensions . . . a funny book. New York

Full of insight . . . marvelously right. People

Wolfe's delightfully witty, biting history of modern architecture is a scintillating high comedy of big money, manners, and massive manipulation of public taste. Publishers Weekly

No wonder . . . this book is the hottest topic in Manhattan's architectural salons. The New York Times Book Review

Tom Wolfe has squeezed a funny tale out of glass and stone. . . hilarious. The Wall Street Journal

Sharp serpent's-tooth wit, useful cultural insight, and snazzy zip! pop! writing. Playboy

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"A search-and-destroy mission against architectural pretensions . . . a funny book." --New York

"Full of insight . . . marvelously right." --People

"Wolfe's delightfully witty, biting history of modern architecture is a scintillating high comedy of big money, manners, and massive manipulation of public taste." --Publishers Weekly

"No wonder . . . this book is the hottest topic in Manhattan's architectural salons." --The New York Times Book Review

"Tom Wolfe has squeezed a funny tale out of glass and stone. . . hilarious." --The Wall Street Journal

"Sharp serpent's-tooth wit, useful cultural insight, and snazzy zip! pop! writing." --Playboy

About the Author:

Tom Wolfe is the author of a dozen books, among them such contemporary classics as The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test andThe Bonfire of the Vanities. His most recent bestseller is I Am Charlotte Simmons (Nov. 2004). A native of Richmond, Virginia, he earned his B.A. at Washington and Lee University and a Ph.D. in American Studies at Yale. He lives in New York City.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bantam Dell Pub Group
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 055338063X
• ISBN 13: 9780553380637
• Binding: Paperback