Best Products showrooms
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Best Products showrooms were a series of playfully postmodern retail buildings in the United States, celebrated for their unconventional, often surreal façades that challenged traditional commercial architecture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Best Products showrooms canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
postmodern architecture work
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retail building series ⓘ |
| architect | SITE (Sculpture in the Environment) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | postmodern architecture ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
American Institute of Architects Honor Award
NERFINISHED
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Progressive Architecture Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Best Products Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describedAs |
icons of American postmodern architecture
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playfully subversive commercial buildings ⓘ |
| designer | James Wines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | commercial architecture ⓘ |
| hasDesignFeature |
camouflaged façades
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façades that appear to be crumbling ⓘ façades that appear to be opening like drawers ⓘ façades that appear to be peeling away ⓘ façades that appear to be sliding off ⓘ integration of sculpture and architecture ⓘ tilted or displaced building corners ⓘ trompe-l’oeil effects ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Best Products Showroom, Hialeah, Florida
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Best Products Showroom, Houston, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Best Products Showroom, Landover, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ Best Products Showroom, Miami, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ Best Products Showroom, Milwaukee, Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ Best Products Showroom, New Orleans, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Best Products Showroom, Richmond, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Best Products Showroom, Sacramento, California NERFINISHED ⓘ Best Products Showroom, Towson, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1970s ⓘ |
| influenced |
experimental retail design
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later postmodern commercial architecture ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
conceptual art
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environmental art ⓘ land art ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage |
featured in design and art magazines
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widely published in architectural journals ⓘ |
| notableFor |
challenging traditional commercial architecture
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playful façades ⓘ surreal façades ⓘ unconventional façades ⓘ |
| partOf | Best Products Co. retail chain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to attract customers through striking visual design
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to question conventions of suburban retail architecture ⓘ |
| significantPeriod |
1970s
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1980s ⓘ |
| use | retail ⓘ |
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