Architecture and Design

Architecture of Thought Andrzej Piotrowski 2011 Spring

An innovative examination of how material practices and constructed environments have shaped cultures

Fallout Shelter Designing for Civil Defense in the Cold War David Monteyne 2011 Spring

Tracing the partnership between architects and American civil defense officials during the Cold War

Mediterranean Crossroads Marseille and Modern Architecture Sheila Crane 2011 Spring

Examining Marseille as a significant center for the evolution of architectural and urban modernism

A Joint Enterprise Indian Elites and the Making of British Bombay Preeti Chopra 2011 Spring

An in-depth look at the urban history of British Bombay

Women and the Everyday City Public Space in San Francisco, 1890–1915 Jessica Ellen Sewell 2010 Fall

Women in the city in turn-of-the-century San Francisco

Utopia’s Ghost Architecture and Postmodernism, Again Reinhold Martin 2010 Spring

Unpacking architecture’s important—and continuing—role in postmodern thought

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 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 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 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 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 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 Randall Mason 2009 Spring

Uncovering the roots of America’s historic preservation movement

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 Andrew M. Shanken 2009 Spring

Rediscovering the visionary designs and idealistic rhetoric of American architecture during World War II

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