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Mine Towns: Buildings for Workers in Michigan’s Copper Country Mine Towns Buildings for Workers in Michigan’s Copper Country Alison K. Hoagland 2010 Spring
What company towns in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan reveal about life during America’s first mineral land rush
Architecture's Historical Turn: Phenomenology and the Rise of the Postmodern Architecture's Historical Turn Phenomenology and the Rise of the Postmodern Jorge Otero-Pailos 2010 Spring
Examines the origins and influence of postmodernist thought in architectural theory
Cold War on the Home Front: The Soft Power of Midcentury Design Cold War on the Home Front The Soft Power of Midcentury Design Greg Castillo 2009 Fall
An illustrated history of the persuasive impact of model homes, appliances, and furniture in cold war propaganda
Manhood Factories: YMCA Architecture and the Making of Modern Urban Culture Manhood Factories YMCA Architecture and the Making of Modern Urban Culture Paula Lupkin 2009 Fall
How moral agendas shaped the look and feel of YMCAs
L.A. under the Influence: The Hidden Logic of Urban Property L.A. under the Influence The Hidden Logic of Urban Property Roger Sherman 2009 Spring
Using game theory to understand how competing public and private interests shape the contemporary urban landscape
The Once and Future New York: Historic Preservation and the Modern City The Once and Future New York Historic Preservation and the Modern City Randall Mason 2009 Spring
Uncovering the roots of America’s historic preservation movement
Skyscraper Cinema: Architecture and Gender in American Film Skyscraper Cinema Architecture and Gender in American Film Merrill Schleier 2008 Fall
From the silent era until the advent of the Cinemascope—the skyscraper as movie star
194X: Architecture, Planning, and Consumer Culture on the American Home Front 194X Architecture, Planning, and Consumer Culture on the American Home Front Andrew M. Shanken 2009 Spring
Rediscovering the visionary designs and idealistic rhetoric of American architecture during World War II
Urban Design Urban Design Alex Krieger and William S. Saunders, Editors 2008 Fall
Highlights key issues in contemporary urban design through a discussion of its origins, current state, and future
Relearning from Las Vegas Relearning from Las Vegas Aron Vinegar and Michael J. Golec, Editors 2008 Fall
Evaluates for the first time one of the foundational works in architecture criticism
A Women’s Berlin: Building the Modern City A Women’s Berlin Building the Modern City Despina Stratigakos 2008 Fall
The modern city as the birthplace of the modern woman
Cultural Landscapes: Balancing Nature and Heritage in Preservation Practice Cultural Landscapes Balancing Nature and Heritage in Preservation Practice Richard Longstreth, Editor 2008 Spring
Innovative essays on establishing best practices in cultural landscape preservation.
Nature, Landscape, and Building for Sustainability: A Harvard Design Magazine Reader Nature, Landscape, and Building for Sustainability A Harvard Design Magazine Reader William S. Saunders, Editor 2008 Spring
Thought-provoking essays on bridging the destructive divide between humanity and the natural world
Writing and Seeing Architecture Writing and Seeing Architecture Christian de Portzamparc and Philippe Sollers 2008 Spring
A stimulating and surprising conversation between architecture and literature experts
Medicine by Design: The Architect and the Modern Hospital, 1893–1943 Medicine by Design The Architect and the Modern Hospital, 1893–1943 Annmarie Adams 2007 Fall
Reveals the impact of hospital design on early twentieth-century medicine