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The Dallas Myth: The Making and Unmaking of an American City The Dallas Myth The Making and Unmaking of an American City Harvey J. Graff 2010 Fall
An unconventional—and critical—examination of ‘the city with no past’
The Opposite of Cold: The Northwoods Finnish Sauna Tradition The Opposite of Cold The Northwoods Finnish Sauna Tradition Michael Nordskog 2010 Fall
A full-color history and celebration of Finnish sauna in the western Great Lakes
The Ethics of Earth Art The Ethics of Earth Art Amanda Boetzkes 2010 Spring
Analyzing the ethical stance of the earth art movement from the 1960s to the present
Minnesota Architects: A Biographical Dictionary Minnesota Architects A Biographical Dictionary Alan K. Lathrop 2010 Spring
The first biographical guide to Minnesota architects from 1860 to the present
A Manufactured Wilderness: Summer Camps and the Shaping of American Youth, 1890–1960 A Manufactured Wilderness Summer Camps and the Shaping of American Youth, 1890–1960 Abigail A. Van Slyck 2010 Spring
An engrossing look at American summer camps—from mess halls to tents to fire circles
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
The Spiv and the Architect: Unruly Life in Postwar London The Spiv and the Architect Unruly Life in Postwar London Richard Hornsey 2010 Spring
Explores how London’s queer culture was influenced by postwar efforts to create model citizens
The Road to Botany Bay: An Exploration of Landscape and History The Road to Botany Bay An Exploration of Landscape and History Paul Carter 2010 Spring
Critiques the founding myth of Australia
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
Modernism after Wagner Modernism after Wagner Juliet Koss 2009 Fall
The first critical history of Wagner’s concept of the Gesamtkunstwerk and its impact on European modernism
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