White Walls, Designer Dresses: The Fashioning of Modern Architecture
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"White Walls, Designer Dresses: The Fashioning of Modern Architecture" is a critical study by architectural theorist Mark Wigley that explores how modern architecture’s aesthetics and ideology are intertwined with fashion, clothing, and the politics of appearance.
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Target entity: White Walls, Designer Dresses: The Fashioning of Modern Architecture Context triple: [Mark Wigley, notableWork, White Walls, Designer Dresses: The Fashioning of Modern Architecture]
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The Language of Post-Modern Architecture
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The Unreal America: Architecture and Illusion
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On Architecture: Collected Reflections on a Century of Change
On Architecture: Collected Reflections on a Century of Change is a book by critic Ada Louise Huxtable that gathers her influential essays and reviews examining the evolution of architecture and the built environment over the twentieth century and beyond.
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The Fashion of Mad Men
The Fashion of Mad Men is a spin-off project that explores and celebrates the distinctive mid-century costume design and style showcased in the television series Mad Men.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: White Walls, Designer Dresses: The Fashioning of Modern Architecture Target entity description: "White Walls, Designer Dresses: The Fashioning of Modern Architecture" is a critical study by architectural theorist Mark Wigley that explores how modern architecture’s aesthetics and ideology are intertwined with fashion, clothing, and the politics of appearance.
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A.
The Language of Post-Modern Architecture
The Language of Post-Modern Architecture is a seminal architectural theory book by Charles Jencks that defined and popularized the concept of postmodern architecture in the late 20th century.
-
B.
The Allegory of Architecture
The Allegory of Architecture is a Baroque-era painting by Dutch artist Abraham Bloemaert that personifies the discipline of architecture through a symbolic female figure surrounded by architectural tools and motifs.
-
C.
The Unreal America: Architecture and Illusion
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.
-
D.
On Architecture: Collected Reflections on a Century of Change
On Architecture: Collected Reflections on a Century of Change is a book by critic Ada Louise Huxtable that gathers her influential essays and reviews examining the evolution of architecture and the built environment over the twentieth century and beyond.
-
E.
The Fashion of Mad Men
The Fashion of Mad Men is a spin-off project that explores and celebrates the distinctive mid-century costume design and style showcased in the television series Mad Men.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| instanceOf |
architectural theory book
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book ⓘ |
| arguesThat |
architectural modernism is constructed through its visual image
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modern architecture’s aesthetics are intertwined with fashion ⓘ the ideology of modern architecture is expressed through clothing and appearance ⓘ |
| author | Mark Wigley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributorTo |
debates on modernism in architecture
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discourse on the visual culture of architecture ⓘ interdisciplinary studies of architecture and fashion ⓘ |
| discusses |
gendered aspects of architectural appearance
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how dress codes shape professional identity in architecture ⓘ politics of cleanliness and purity in modern architecture ⓘ representation of architects in media and imagery ⓘ symbolism of white surfaces in modernism ⓘ |
| examines |
how clothing and dress codes inform architectural discourse
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how modern architecture is styled ⓘ the image of the modern architect ⓘ the role of surfaces in modern architecture ⓘ the whiteness of modernist architecture ⓘ |
| field |
architecture
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design ⓘ fashion studies ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
cultural construction of architectural modernity
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relationship between architecture and fashion ⓘ visual appearance of modern architecture ⓘ |
| genre |
architectural theory
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critical theory ⓘ cultural studies ⓘ |
| hasAuthorRole | Mark Wigley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
aesthetics
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clothing ⓘ fashion ⓘ ideology ⓘ modern architecture ⓘ politics of appearance ⓘ |
| theoreticalApproach |
architectural history
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critical theory ⓘ cultural analysis ⓘ fashion theory ⓘ |
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