Goodbye History, Hello Hamburger
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"Goodbye History, Hello Hamburger" is a landmark critical essay by architecture critic Ada Louise Huxtable that sharply critiques the commercialization and destruction of historic urban environments in favor of banal, profit-driven development.
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architectural criticism work
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essay ⓘ |
| addresses |
impact of development policy on historic districts
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relationship between commerce and heritage ⓘ tension between modernization and preservation ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
architectural quality over commercial expediency
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context-sensitive development ⓘ protection of historic urban fabric ⓘ |
| author | Ada Louise Huxtable NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizes |
banal commercial architecture
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destruction of historic buildings ⓘ fast-food style standardization of the built environment ⓘ profit-driven development ⓘ short-term real estate speculation ⓘ suburban-style development in urban cores ⓘ |
| describes |
loss of architectural character in American cities
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replacement of historic structures with generic commercial buildings ⓘ |
| field |
architecture
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urbanism ⓘ |
| genre |
architectural criticism
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urban criticism ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
critical of unregulated market forces in urban design
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pro-preservation ⓘ |
| hasTone |
critical
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polemical ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
commercialization of cities
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destruction of historic urban environments ⓘ historic preservation ⓘ modern architecture ⓘ urban development ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influencing debates on historic preservation in the United States
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sharp critique of commercialization of historic city centers ⓘ |
| titleContains |
Goodbye History
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Hello Hamburger ⓘ |
| workOf | Ada Louise Huxtable NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workType | critical essay ⓘ |
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