From Bauhaus to Our House
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From Bauhaus to Our House is Tom Wolfe’s sharp, satirical critique of modernist architecture and its influence on American urban landscapes.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| From Bauhaus to Our House canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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essay collection ⓘ |
| author | Tom Wolfe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizes |
Bauhaus school of design
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International Style architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ architectural academic establishment ⓘ architectural jargon ⓘ glass-and-steel corporate towers ⓘ |
| examines |
aesthetic uniformity in postwar American cities
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impact of European émigré architects in America ⓘ relationship between architects and clients ⓘ social consequences of modernist design ⓘ |
| genre |
architectural criticism
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satire ⓘ |
| hasForm | extended essay ⓘ |
| hasPart |
essays on American skyscraper design
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essays on European architectural movements ⓘ essays on architectural education NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
critical of European modernism
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critical of International Style skyscrapers ⓘ skeptical of architectural elitism ⓘ skeptical of functionalist design dogma ⓘ |
| hasReception |
controversial among architects
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popular among general readers ⓘ |
| hasTone |
ironic
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polemical ⓘ satirical ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
New Journalism style
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journalistic reportage ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Bauhaus movement
NERFINISHED
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International Style NERFINISHED ⓘ architectural theory ⓘ architecture in the United States ⓘ modernist architecture ⓘ urban planning ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of modernist architecture
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popularization of architectural criticism for a general audience ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1981 ⓘ |
| publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | United States urban landscapes ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general readers
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readers interested in architecture ⓘ readers interested in urbanism ⓘ |
| title | From Bauhaus to Our House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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