As seen : exhibitions that made architecture and design history / edited by Zoë Ryan ; with contributions by Paola Antonelli, Jan Boelen, Meredith Carruthers, Alison J. Clarke, Penelope Dean, Alison Fisher, Lindsay Garbutt, Karen Kice, Prem Krishnamurthy, Sylvia Lavin, Debbie Millman, Jonathan Olivares, Alice Rawsthorn, Zoë Ryan, and Mirko Zardini.
Contributor(s): Ryan, Zoë [editor.].
Publisher: Chicago : The Art Institute of Chicago, 2017Description: 142 pages : colored illustrations ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780300228625(paperback).Subject(s): Architecture -- Exhibitions -- History -- 20th century | Architecture -- Exhibitions -- History -- 21st century | Design -- Exhibitions -- History -- 20th century | Design -- Exhibitions -- History -- 21st century | Architecture and society -- History -- 20th century -- Exhibitions | Design -- Social aspects -- Exhibitions | ARCHITECTURE / Criticism | ART / Museum Studies | ARCHITECTURE / Study & TeachingGenre/Form: Print books.Summary: "Exhibitions have long played a crucial role in defining disciplinary histories. This volume examines the impact of eleven groundbreaking architecture and design exhibitions held between 1956 and 2006, revealing the different ways they have shaped how these disciplines are understood and practiced today. Featuring written and photographic descriptions of the shows and essays from noted curators, scholars, critics, designers, and artists, As Seen: Exhibitions that Made Architecture and Design History explores the multifaceted ways in which exhibitions have reflected on contemporary dilemmas and opened up new processes and ways of working. Providing a fresh perspective on some of the most important exhibitions of the 20th century from America, Europe, and Japan, including This Is Tomorrow, Expo '70, and Massive Change, this book offers a new framework for thinking about how exhibitions can function as a transformative force in the field of architecture and design"--| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Exhibitions have long played a crucial role in defining disciplinary histories. This volume examines the impact of eleven groundbreaking architecture and design exhibitions held between 1956 and 2006, revealing the different ways they have shaped how these disciplines are understood and practiced today. Featuring written and photographic descriptions of the shows and essays from noted curators, scholars, critics, designers, and artists, As Seen: Exhibitions that Made Architecture and Design History explores the multifaceted ways in which exhibitions have reflected on contemporary dilemmas and opened up new processes and ways of working. Providing a fresh perspective on some of the most important exhibitions of the 20th century from America, Europe, and Japan, including This Is Tomorrow, Expo '70, and Massive Change, this book offers a new framework for thinking about how exhibitions can function as a transformative force in the field of architecture and design"--