Modernism at mid-century : the architecture of the United States Air Force Academy

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Modernism at mid-century : the architecture of the United States Air Force Academy

edited by Robert Bruegmann

University of Chicago Press, 1994

  • : cloth
  • : paper

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Includes index

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: cloth ISBN 9780226076935

内容説明

One of the country's largest and most important post-war architectural projects, the United States Air Force Academy opened in 1958. With its spectacular natural setting and stunning modernist design, the Academy was quickly hailed as a national landmark and attracts over a million visitors each year. The contributors to this volume (Jory Johnson, Robert Nauman, Sheri Olson, James Russell and Kristen Schaffer) and the editor, Robert Bruegmann, chronicle the complex history of the planning, design and construction of the Air Force Academy. As the most conspicuous commission of the American military at the height of the Cold War, the design of the Academy generated intense popular interest and was a lightning rod for conflicting values in post-war society. The design, by architects Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, has been hailed as the final triumph of the International Style and as a monument to military bureaucracy.

目次

Contributors Acknowledgments Introduction Robert Bruegmann Creating a National Monument: Planning and Designing the Academy Kristen Schaffer Skidmore, Owings & Merrill: The Early History Sheri Olson Architectural Consultants Sheri Olson Skidmore, Owings & Merrill: The Project Team Sheri Olson Strange Alliances: Frank Lloyd Wright and Congress Sheri Olson The Architects at Work: Design Drawings Robert Bruegmann Documenting Construction: Photos by Stewart's Robert Nauman The National Geographic Visits the Academy Robert Bruegmann Raising the Roof: Constructing Mitchell Hall Sheri Olson Military Culture, Architectural Culture, Popular Culture Robert Bruegmann Man as Nature Jory Johnson Presenting the Academy Robert Nauman A Comprehensive Design Vision Sheri Olson Learning from Industry James Russell Lauded and Maligned: The Chapel Sheri Olson Epilogue Robert Bruegmann A Conversation between Walter Netsch and John Burchard Recollections of Gordon Bunshaft Interview with Lieutenant General Bradley Hosmer Index
巻冊次

: paper ISBN 9780226076942

内容説明

One of the country's largest postwar architectural projects, the United States Air Force Academy opened in 1958. Its stunning Modernist design has been hailed as a national landmark and attracts over a million visitors each year. The contributors to this volume (Jory Johnson, Robert Nauman, Sheri Olson, James Russell, and Kristen Schaffer) and editor Robert Bruegmann chronicle the complex history of the planning, design, and construction of the Air Force Academy. As the most conspicuous commission of the American military at the height of the Cold War, the design of the Academy generated intense popular interest and was a lightning rod for conflicting values in postwar society. The design, by architects Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, has been seen by many as the final triumph of the International Style and as a monument to military bureaucracy.

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