Designing Dreams: Modern Architecture in the Movies (Architecture and Film)
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| Rating | : | 4.29 (710 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0940512262 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 204 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-03 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A thorough examination of the almost symbiotic relationship between modernist architecture and film design of the 1920s and 1930s. DESIGNING DREAMS concludes with an essential chapter on The Fountainhead, modernist architecture's last fervid gasp in the movies. Illustrated with rare stills from classic films.. The penthouses, nightclubs, and skyscrapers that showed moviegoers a new way of living demanded a new look, which these architectural movements provided. Albrecht traces the connections between film designers' art and its roots in European design movements, such as Art Deco and the Bauhaus
Five Stars Mike Very good reading.. D. WEBB said Four Stars. A good book for the size. Great publication to begin the subject with.. Miguel Ali said Great reference on Modernism and the development of 'Futuristic' architecture. Albrecht has provided us with an excellent historical overview, upon the development of modernism within architecture, and how movies helped to showcase an art form that symbolized, not only futuristic looks, but optimism through progress. At first, I was confused by Albrecht's introductory chapters, because they were all spent talking about the development of modernism. However, I started to see the matching patterns between all the ch