Architecture on the carpet: The curious tale of construction toys and the genesis of modern buildings/
Architecture on the carpet: The curious tale of construction toys and the genesis of modern buildings/
Brenda and Robert Vale
- Thames & Hudson; 2013
- 208p; 24x16cm
An intriguing and nostalgic exploration of the relationships between children’s building sets and developments in modern architecture This entertaining book offers a novel view of architecture through the prism of construction toys. Ranging over the last century to the present, Brenda and Robert Vale draw parallels between the model-building sets of the modern period and architectural movements, social history, and national identities and myths. Some children’s construction toys such as Lincoln Logs and Tudor Minibrix have looked to the past. Others have looked to the future: as early as the 1920s, the American metal toy Bilt-E-Z could be used to construct a stepped-back skyscraper like the Empire State Building.
English
9780500342855
1945-
Modern buildings
NA190-1555.5 Architecture- History
USA
43653.4030979167
An intriguing and nostalgic exploration of the relationships between children’s building sets and developments in modern architecture This entertaining book offers a novel view of architecture through the prism of construction toys. Ranging over the last century to the present, Brenda and Robert Vale draw parallels between the model-building sets of the modern period and architectural movements, social history, and national identities and myths. Some children’s construction toys such as Lincoln Logs and Tudor Minibrix have looked to the past. Others have looked to the future: as early as the 1920s, the American metal toy Bilt-E-Z could be used to construct a stepped-back skyscraper like the Empire State Building.
English
9780500342855
1945-
Modern buildings
NA190-1555.5 Architecture- History
USA
43653.4030979167