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  schema location: http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
  title info:
    non sort: The
    title: architectural models of Theodore Conrad
    sub title: the "miniature boom" of mid-century modernism
  name:
    name part: Fankhänel, Teresa
    role:
      role term: creator
    role:
      role term: author.
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: enk
    date issued: 2021
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: print
    extent: xiv, 207 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
  abstract: Based on the recent discovery of his fully-preserved private archive, models, photos, letters, business files and drawings, this book tells the story of Theodore Conrad (1910-1994), the most prominent and prolific architectural model-maker of the twentieth century. Conrad's innovative models were instrumental in the design and realization of many icons of American Modernism, from the Rockefeller Center to Lever House and the Seagram Building. He revolutionized the production of architectural models and became a model-making entrepreneur in his own right. Yet, despite his success and the well-known buildings he helped to create, until now little has been known about Conrad's work and his impact on twentieth century architectural history. With exclusive access to Conrad's archives, as well as those of model photographer Louis Checkman, both of which have lain undiscovered in private storage for decades, this book examines Conrad's work and legacy, accompanied by case studies of his major commissions and full-color photographs of his works. Set against the backdrop of the surge in model-making in the 1950s and 1960s, which Jane Jacobs called 'The Miniature Boom,' it also explores how Conrad's models prompt broader scholarly questions about the nature of authorship in architecture, the importance of craftsmanship and about the translation of architectural ideas between different media. The book ultimately presents an alternative history of American modern architecture, highlighting the often-overlooked influence of architectural models and their makers.
  note: Teresa Fankhänel.
  note: Outgrowth of the author's thesis (doctoral)--Universität Zürich, 2016, under the title: The miniature boom : a history of American architectural models in the 20th century.
  note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
  subject:
    geographic code: n-us---
  subject:
    name:
      name part: Conrad, Theodore
      name part: 1910-1994
    topic: Criticism and interpretation
  subject:
    topic: Architectural models
    geographic: United States
    topic: History
    temporal: 20th century
  classification: NA2790 .F36 2021
  classification: 720.22
  identifier: 9781350152830
  identifier: 1350152838
  identifier: 9781350152847
  identifier: 1350152846
  identifier: 9781350152854
  identifier: 9781350152861
  identifier: 9781350152878
  identifier: 2020046860
  record info:
    record content source: DLC
    record creation date: 201019
    record change date: 20211013132420.0
    record identifier: in00004365723