Bruce Peter

Form Follows Fun

Modernism and Modernity in British Pleasure Architecture 1925-1940

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Authoritative and readable, this excellent text, illustrated by a unique pictorial record of period architecture, surveys and examines how and why the architecture of pleasure related to the stylistic and ideological concerns of modernism in 1930s Britain.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 188mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 612g
• ISBN-13: 9780415428194
• ISBN-10: 041542819X
• Artikelnr.: 26368121

Autorenporträt

Bruce Peter is a graduate of the Glasgow School of Art and of the Royal College of Art. He is both a design practitioner and a writer on modern architecture and design for leisure and entertainment - including the design of holiday resorts and cruise ships. Presently, he lectures in design history and theory at The Glasgow School of Art.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. Theorizing the Architecture of Pleasure 3. Modernism and
a Typology of Pleasure 4. Professional Relationships 5. Modernism and the
Geography of Pleasure 6. Construction and Architectural Servicing 7.
Consuming and Experiencing the Architecture of Pleasure 8. Conclusion