| Googie Architecture: A Comprehensive Overview Contributor(s): Chabot, Debbie (Author), Morris, Alan (Author) |
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ISBN: 1519660413 ISBN-13: 9781519660411 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $36.09 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Reference |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 8.5" W x 11" (1.07 lbs) 146 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Googie architecture is a form of modern architecture, a subdivision of futurist architecture & influenced by the Space Age, car culture, jets, flying saucers, and the Atomic Age. Originating in Southern California during the late 1940s and continuing approximately into the mid-1960s, Googie-themed architecture was popular among motels, coffee houses and gas stations. This reference guide by Alan Morris & Debbie Chabot, covers all of the basics about this subdivision of the futuristic architecture movement. These buildings are more more than just roadside attractions. Explore this fascinating style of architecture in this useful, full-color edition. (Architecture, Reference, History, Study Guide) |