Nothing permanent : modern architecture in California

Summary: "Nothing Permanent is a nuanced intellectual history of architectural innovation in California between 1920 and 1970. It demonstrates how this prolific era of modern architecture was propelled by divergent views about the dynamic between interior and exterior, the idea of permanence, and the extent to which architects could exercise control over the inhabitants of their structures"--

Record details

ISBN: 9781517915209
ISBN: 9781517915193
ISBN: 9781452969381
ISBN: 9781452969374
ISBN: 1452969388
ISBN: 145296937X
Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 384 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color)
remote
Computer data.
Publisher: Minneapolis, MN : University of Minnesota Press, [2023]

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString:july.23 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Abbreviations -- Introduction: Connections in California Modern Architecture -- Chapter 1. The Medium Has No Message: Media Politics from Adolf Loos to the Bauhaus -- Chapter 2. Not Learning from Los Angeles -- Chapter 3. Between Culture and Biology: R. M. Schindler and Richard Neutra at the Limits of Architecture -- Chapter 4. Richard Neutra's Design Theory -- Chapter 5. Functionalism with a Vengeance: Neutra, Soriano, and the Eameses -- Chapter 6. Burn after Use: Eames Modeling -- Conclusion: Reyner Banham's Neoliberal Aesthetic -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index -- About the Author -- Color Plates
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription.
Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by JSTOR.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 24, 2023).