Inspired by the imposing forms of planes, ships, and sleek futuristic technology, Googie gave Los Angeles’s commercial architecture “wings, angles, texture, color, and just about anything else that would catch the eye and lure a passing motorist.” Like its Programmatic precursor, Googie was cultivated in a vernacular commercial landscape geared towards advertisement. The style defied tradition with its glossary of dramatic angles; its ostentatious color palette; and its use of steel, chrome, and neon. Notably, it saw extensive use in the most vernacular of commercial structures, lending character to bowling alleys, motels, car washes, gas stations, and restaurants. By the 1960s Googie architecture had spread beyond the Southern California b...
Includes bibliographical references (p. 29-30)An underutilized, historic building in the community o...
This thesis advocates for the preservation of the Californian style in Argentina, an architectural s...
For almost a century, motion picture production in the US has been concentrated in or near Los Angel...
Inspired by the imposing forms of planes, ships, and sleek futuristic technology, Googie gave Los An...
Googie commercial architecture of the 1950s is an iconic part of American art and culture due to the...
Whilst the history of Hollywood obviously exists within its extensive cinematic back catalogue, an a...
Transportation is a discussion of the utmost concern in Los Angeles. The automobile poses great detr...
This study presents a methodology for preserving Las Vegas neon electric displays. Historical backgr...
2013-10-04Redevelopment agencies (RDAs) were a key local economic development tool in California for...
textThe purpose of this thesis is to raise awareness about the contribution historic signs make to t...
More often than not, architecture is in the background, rather than in the foreground. Architecture ...
Includes bibliographical references (pages 89-101)Wilshire Boulevard is the principal street of Los ...
Windows of restaurant (now closed); colored ceiling lighting panels visible; The Theme Building is a...
'Architectures of Display' departs from the premise that the presentation of merchandise cannot be s...
The relevance of contemporary architectural design is intrinsically dependent upon it’s being in-ste...
Includes bibliographical references (p. 29-30)An underutilized, historic building in the community o...
This thesis advocates for the preservation of the Californian style in Argentina, an architectural s...
For almost a century, motion picture production in the US has been concentrated in or near Los Angel...
Inspired by the imposing forms of planes, ships, and sleek futuristic technology, Googie gave Los An...
Googie commercial architecture of the 1950s is an iconic part of American art and culture due to the...
Whilst the history of Hollywood obviously exists within its extensive cinematic back catalogue, an a...
Transportation is a discussion of the utmost concern in Los Angeles. The automobile poses great detr...
This study presents a methodology for preserving Las Vegas neon electric displays. Historical backgr...
2013-10-04Redevelopment agencies (RDAs) were a key local economic development tool in California for...
textThe purpose of this thesis is to raise awareness about the contribution historic signs make to t...
More often than not, architecture is in the background, rather than in the foreground. Architecture ...
Includes bibliographical references (pages 89-101)Wilshire Boulevard is the principal street of Los ...
Windows of restaurant (now closed); colored ceiling lighting panels visible; The Theme Building is a...
'Architectures of Display' departs from the premise that the presentation of merchandise cannot be s...
The relevance of contemporary architectural design is intrinsically dependent upon it’s being in-ste...
Includes bibliographical references (p. 29-30)An underutilized, historic building in the community o...
This thesis advocates for the preservation of the Californian style in Argentina, an architectural s...
For almost a century, motion picture production in the US has been concentrated in or near Los Angel...