Googie : '50s Coffee Shop Architecture by Chronicle Books

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Product Identifiers

PublisherChronicle Books

ISBN-100877013349

ISBN-139780877013341

eBay Product ID (ePID)932419

Product Key Features

LanguageEnglish

TopicIndustries / Hospitality, Travel & Tourism, General, Architecture, Photography, Antiques & Collectibles, Business & Economics

AuthorChronicle Books

IllustratorYes

Dimensions

Item Length10 In.

Item Height0.5 In.

Item Width7.5 In.

Item Weight17.3 Oz

Additional Product Features

LCCN85-017089

Book TitleGoogie : '50s Coffee Shop Architecture

Dewey Decimal725/.71/0973

Intended AudienceTrade

SynopsisThe euphoria about the future that followed World War II permeated the outlooks of architects, who, influenced by Frank Lloyd Wright and with ready access to remarkable new construction material and building techniques spawned by the war technologies, faced the intriguing prospect of redesigning the post war world. Initially the futuristic designs were outrageous, and detractors labeled these structures the Googie School of Architecture after a particularly outlandish coffee shop in Los Angeles. Googie would seem far from outlandish today as those once controversial design elements have become commonplace in both commercial and residential architecture. Author Alan Hess traces the evolution of these early post war designs in a lively yet learned essay profusely illustrated with both color and black-and-white photography. Googie:Fifties Coffee Shop Architecture is a nostalgic trip back to the Fifties and a look forward at the architectural future.

Publication Year1986

Dewey Edition19

FormatTrade Paperback

LC Classification NumberNA7856.H47 1986

Number of Pages144 pages