
As Seen
Exhibitions that Made Architecture and Design History
Zoe Ryan(Editor)
Yale University Press
Published on 21. November 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
144 pages
978-0-300-22862-5 (ISBN)
Description
Exhibitions have long played a crucial role in defining disciplinary histories. This fascinating volume examines the impact of eleven groundbreaking architecture and design exhibitions held between 1956 and 2006, revealing how they have shaped contemporary understanding and practice of these fields. Featuring written and photographic descriptions of the shows and illuminating essays from noted curators, scholars, critics, designers, and theorists, 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.
Distributed for the Art Institute of Chicago
Distributed for the Art Institute of Chicago
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
128 color + 96 b-w illus.
Dimensions
Height: 248 mm
Width: 191 mm
Weight
590 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-300-22862-5 (9780300228625)
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Persons
Zoe Ryan is the John H. Bryan Chair and Curator of Architecture and Design at the Art Institute of Chicago.