The Unreal America: Architecture and Illusion
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The Unreal America: Architecture and Illusion is a critical study of contemporary American architecture in which Ada Louise Huxtable examines how commercialism, spectacle, and theme-park aesthetics have distorted the built environment and our experience of it.
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| The Unreal America: Architecture and Illusion canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
architectural criticism work
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book ⓘ |
| about |
architecture in the United States
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built environment ⓘ consumer culture ⓘ urbanism ⓘ visual culture ⓘ |
| author | Ada Louise Huxtable NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| critiques |
Disneyfication of urban space
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commercialized public space ⓘ postmodern architectural excess ⓘ |
| examines |
how spectacle shapes public experience of cities
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the erosion of authentic urban fabric ⓘ the role of private corporations in shaping the built environment ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
architectural spectacle
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illusion and simulation in built environments ⓘ impact of commercialism on architecture ⓘ relationship between architecture and popular culture ⓘ theme-park–style urban spaces ⓘ |
| genre |
architectural criticism
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cultural criticism ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Ada Louise Huxtable NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
critical of commercialization of architecture
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skeptical of spectacle-driven design ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Unreal America: Architecture and Illusion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
architects
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general readers interested in cities ⓘ students of architecture ⓘ urban planners ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
commercialism in architecture
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contemporary American architecture ⓘ spectacle in the built environment ⓘ theme-park aesthetics ⓘ urban design in the United States ⓘ |
| notableFor |
argument that illusion distorts architectural experience
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critical analysis of theme-park aesthetics in architecture ⓘ |
| workOf | Ada Louise Huxtable NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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