Overdrive: L.A. Constructs the Future 1940-1990 (Getty Publications –) - Hardcover

De Wit, .

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1606061283 ISBN 13: 9781606061282

Publisher: Getty Publications, 2013

Synopsis

This is a fascinating and intelligently illustrated study of architectural innovation in Los Angeles. From 1940 to 1990, Los Angeles rapidly evolved into one of the most populous and influential industrial, economic, and creative capitals in the world. During this era, the region was transformed into a laboratory for cutting-edge architecture. Overdrive examines these experiments and their impacts on modern design, reframes the perceptions of Los Angeles' dynamic built environment, and amplifies the exploration of the city's vibrant architectural legacy. The drawings, models, and images highlighted by Overdrive reveal the complex and often underappreciated facets of Los Angeles and illustrate how the metropolis became an internationally recognized destination with a unique design vocabulary, canonical landmarks, and a coveted lifestyle.

About this title

Product Description:

"This volume accompanies the exhibition Overdrive: L.A. Constructs the Future, 1940-1990, held at the J. Paul Getty Museum, 9 April to 21 July 2013. Organized by the Getty Research Institute and the J. Paul Getty Museum, this exhibition is part of the initiative Pacific Standard Time Presents: Modern Architecture in L.A."--CIP t.p. verso.

Review:

"A handsome exhibition catalog."--Wall Street Journal

"Masterful. . . . Under four wide headings De Wit and Alexander invite a stellar roster of historians to exhume the city's past."--Los Angeles Review of Books

"This book is unmatched in portraying the personality of Los Angeles's urbanism. Essential for all students of architecture and urbanism."--Library Journal

"[This volume] offers non-Angelinos a chance to reframe their imagined views of this quintessentially quirky conurbation."--New York Review of Books

"Overdrive: LA Constructs the Future, 1940-1990 . . . produces an incisive critique and an oddly exhilarating reverie by excavating remains--archival photos and ads, engineering drawings, architectural renderings and models--that document LA's continuing failures in architecture and urban planning."--Bookforum

"An eye-opening compendium of architectural drawings and b&w photos . . . along with 11 essays on how Los Angeles came to be what it is today."--Book News

"The book [presents] enlightening reevaluation and a new source about these farsighted California architects."--Choice

"This catalog offers a kaleidoscopic overview of Los Angeles as built environs."--Winterthur Portfolio

About this edition

• Publisher: Getty Publications
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1606061283
• ISBN 13: 9781606061282
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320