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California crazy : American pop architecture

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Format : Relié
Nb de pages : 479 pages
Poids : 1070 g
Dimensions : 17cm X 23cm
ISBN : 978-3-7544-0018-0
EAN : 9783754400180

California crazy

American pop architecture

De Jim Heimann,

Chez Taschen

Collection(s) | 45

Paru le 21/10/2025

Relié 479 pages

Quatrième de couverture

West Coast Wild

California's architectural anomalies

At the dawn of the automobile age, Americans' predilection for wanderlust prompted a new wave of inventive entrepreneurs to cater to this new mode of transportation. Starting in the 1920s, attention-grabbing buildings began to appear that would draw in passing drivers for snacks, provisions, souvenirs, or a quick meal. The architectural establishment of the day dismissed these roadside buildings as « monstrosities. »

Yet, they flourished, especially along America's Sunbelt, and in particular, in Southern California, as proprietors indulged their creative impulses in the form of giant, eccentric constructions - from owls, dolls, pigs, and ships, to coffee pots and fruit. Their symbolic intent was guileless, yet they were marginalized by history. But, over the past 45 years. California's architectural anomalies have regained their integrity, and are now being celebrated in this freshly revised compendium of buildings.

Brimming with the best examples of this architectural genre, California Crazy includes texts exploring the influences that fostered the nascent architectural movement, as well as identifying the unconventional landscapes and attitudes found on Los Angeles and Hollywood roadsides which allowed these buildings to flourish in profusion.

In addition, California Crazy features David Gebhard's definitive essay, which defined this vernacular movement over 45 years ago. The California Crazy concept is expanded to include domestic architecture, eccentric signage, and the automobile as a fanciful object.

Biographie

Legendary arthouse Taschen turns 45 ! Since we started our work as cultural archaeologists in 1980, TASCHEN has become synonymous with accessible publishing, helping bookworms around the world curate their own library of art, anthropology, and aphrodisia at an unbeatable price. The 45 series presents new editions of some of the stars of our program - now more compact, even friendlier in price, and still realized with the same commitment to impeccable production. Celebrate 45 years of books for optimists : inclusive, independent, and inspirational.

Jim Heimann is the Executive Editor for Taschen. A cultural anthropologist, historian, and an avid collector, he has authored numerous titles on architecture, pop culture, and the history of Los Angeles and Hollywood, including Taschen'sSurfing, Los Angeles. Portrait of a City, California Crazy, and the All-American Ads series.