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Meredith L. ClausenPublication Details
BookMIT Press2005Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS (UPPER LEVEL) NA6233.N5 P363 2005 AVAILABLE New Feature: Text this to your cellphone
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As Clausen tells it, the story of the building — which was undistinguished architecturally but important because of its location and its moment in history — encompasses the end of modernism’s social idealism, the decline of Gropius’s and Belluschi’s reputations, the victory of private interests over public good, the revival of architectural criticism in the press (both Ada Louise Huxtable and Jane Jacobs emerged as prominent and influential critics), the birth of the historic preservation movement, and the changing culture and politics of New York City. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Subject
- Gropius, Walter, — 1883-1969 — Criticism and interpretation
- Belluschi, Pietro, — 1899- — Criticism and interpretation
- Roth, Richard, — 1904- — Criticism and interpretation
- MetLife Building (New York, N.Y.)
- MetLife Building (New York, N.Y.) — Public opinion
- Modern movement (Architecture) — New York (State) — New York
- Architecture and society — New York (State) — New York
- Skyscrapers — New York (State) — New York
- New York (N.Y.) — Buildings, structures, etc
Notes
- "The Pan Am Building and the reaction to it signaled the end of an era. Begun when the modernist aesthetic and the architectural star system ruled architectural theory and practice, the completed building became a symbol of modernism’s fall from grace. In The Pan Am Building and the Shattering of the Modernist Dream, Meredith Clausen tells the story as both history and cautionary tale - a case study of how not to plan and execute a large-scale urban project that seems especially relevant in light of the World Trade Center and the ongoing discussions over what should be built in its place."–BOOK JACKET
Contents
- 1. Grand central city
- 2. The Pan Am building
- 3. The clamor of criticism
- 4. The building’s impact
- 5. The architects
- 6. Aftermath
- 7. Conclusion
ISBN
- 0262033240
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