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 / Brenda and Robert Vale.

This book offers a view of architecture through the prism of construction toys. Ranging over the last century to the present, Brenda and Robert Vale draw parallels between the model-building sets of the modern period and architectural movements, social history, and national identities and myths. Som...

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Main Authors: Vale, Brenda (Author), Vale, Robert (Robert James Dennis) (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, New York : Thames & Hudson, 2013.
Subjects:
Architectural toys.
Architecture, Modern > 20th century > Social aspects.
Toys > Social aspects.
Blocks (Toys)
Architectural models.

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