From Bauhaus to Our House
Picador · Print & ebook · November 24, 2009
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- Who it’s for
- Tom Wolfe turns a sharp, irreverent eye on modern architecture and its influence on American cities.
- Themes
- Modern architecture, Twentieth-century architecture, Architecture's impact on American cities
- Genres
- Why Buildings Look That Way, History of Architecture, Modern Architecture (to 1945)
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After critiquing—and infuriating—the art world with The Painted Word, award-winning author Tom Wolfe shared his less than favorable thoughts about modern architecture in From Bauhaus to Our House.
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In this examination of the strange saga of twentieth century architecture, Wolfe takes such European architects as Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Le Corbusier, and Bauhaus art school founder Walter Gropius to task for their glass and steel box designed buildings that have influenced—and infected—America’s cities.
Buildings Under Fire
Tom Wolfe turns a sharp, irreverent eye on modern architecture and its influence on American cities.
Come here for
- A polemic against glass-and-steel boxes
- Wolfe’s take on major European architects
Expect
- A pointed examination of twentieth-century architecture
- A lively collision of architectural ideas and opinion
Where it sits
| Why Buildings Look That Way | 96% |
|---|---|
| Modern Architecture (to 1945) | 33% |
| History of Architecture | 26% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Why Buildings Look That Way
- Contemporary Architecture (1945-)
- Authors
- Tom Wolfe
- Publisher
- Picador
- Published
- November 24, 2009
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Modern architecture · Twentieth-century architecture · Architecture's impact on American cities
- Reading lane
- Why Buildings Look That Way