Architecture and Design

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

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 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 Despina Stratigakos 2008 Fall

The modern city as the birthplace of the modern woman

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 William S. Saunders, Editor 2008 Spring

Thought-provoking essays on bridging the destructive divide between humanity and the natural world

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 Annmarie Adams 2007 Fall

Reveals the impact of hospital design on early twentieth-century medicine

Making Lahore Modern Constructing and Imagining a Colonial City William J. Glover 2007 Fall

Establishes Lahore as a key site for understanding modernity as a global phenomenon

Designs on the Public The Private Lives of New York’s Public Spaces Kristine F. Miller 2007 Fall

Analyzes the significant role of designers in defining public spaces

The New Architectural Pragmatism A Harvard Design Magazine Reader William S. Saunders, Editor 2007 Fall

Explores the tension between adaptation and resistance to commercial conditions in architectural practice and theory

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