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Architecture on the carpet: the curious tale of construction toys and the genesis of modern buildings
Architecture on the carpet: the curious tale of construction toys and the genesis of modern buildings
Author
Vale, Brenda
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Publication Date
2013.
Language
English
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Toys are Us
Modernism on the line
Richter's blocks and the castles on the Rhine
Meccano and making visible how things work
Lott's bricks and the Arts and Crafts movement
Wenebrik and the (un-modern) steel house
Lincoln Logs and the log cabin
Mobaco and De Stijl
Bayko and suburbia
Minibrix and unassuming architecture
Juneero and the architecture of make-do-and-mend
Castos and concrete on the carpet
Bilt-E-Z, girder and panel, Arkitex and the brave new world
Playpax and deconstruction
Lego and the green city
Learning architecture on the carpet.
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Subjects
Subjects
Architectural models
Architecture, Modern
Architecture, Modern -- 20th century -- Social aspects
Architecture, Modern -- Social aspects
Architektur
Baukasten
Blocks (Toys)
Moderne
Social aspects
Spielzeug
Toys
Toys -- Social aspects
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Contributors
Vale, Robert
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ISBN
9780500342855
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