Dream worlds : architecture and entertainment / text by Oliver Herwig ; photographs by Florian Holzherr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Herwig, Oliver.

Contributor:

Holzherr, Florian.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fantastic architecture.

Amusements.

Physical Description:

157 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Munich ; London : Prestel, 2006.

Summary:

Dream Worlds traces the idea of architecture as entertainment from its early incarnations to the late twentieth century and architainment's dramatic expansion. It examines our desire for escapism and explores places like Las Vegas, Disney World, and the Mall of America that reflect our hopes and dreams for a better life. Architecture built for pure pleasure develops at a breathtaking pace-and there seems to be no end to this trend.

Contents:

We Don't Go for Entertainment-Denise Scott Brown and Robert Venturi on Las Vegas 10

Past Projections

Paradise Lost-In Search of Utopia 12

Pre-Fabricated Dreams-Architecture for Pleasure 18

Ideal Cites-Their Rise and Fall in the 20th Century 26

Theming a World-Theory and Practice of Architainment 34

Today's Fun Locations

Celebration and Arcosanti-Urban Laboratories 40

Coney Island and the Oktoberfest-Amusement Archetypes 56

Disney World-The Power of Perfection 74

Las Vegas-The First Mediafied Dream World 96

Southdale Mall and Mall of America-A Shopping Universe 120

Tropical Islands and The Palm-Last Resorts 136

The Future of Diversion

Dream Worlds Reloaded-Theme-Park Cities and Game Worlds 150

E=mc[superscript 2]-Entertainment = Masscompatibility x Coolness[superscript 2] 154.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

3791332201

OCLC:

64315699

Publisher Number:

9783791332208