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Synopsis
A leading American architectural critic examines Americans' peculiar passion for synthetic environments, such as shopping malls and Disneyworld, and charges today's architecture with being dehumanized and functionally out of tune with the environment.
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Synopsis
Examines America's preference for invented environments theme parks, shopping malls, historic restorations, heritage marketplaces, new towns like Disney's Celebration, and the latest developer dream houses. Huxtable ( The Tall Building Artistically Reconsidered ), suggests that art and architecture today reflect a view of reality detached from the
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- PublisherNew Pr
- Publication date1997
- ISBN 10 0614280583
- ISBN 13 9780614280586
- BindingHardcover
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