Architecture on the carpet: The curious tale of construction toys and the genesis of modern buildings/ Brenda and Robert Vale

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Thames & Hudson; 2013Description: 208p; 24x16cmISBN:

9780500342855

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LOC classification:

43653.4030979167

Summary: 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.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	SAF Reference Library	Architecture	NA190-1555.5 220.439.FP (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		6214

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.

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