Architecture on the Carpet: The Curious Tale of Construction Toys and the Genesis of Modern Buildings,Used

Architecture on the Carpet: The Curious Tale of Construction Toys and the Genesis of Modern Buildings,Used

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An intriguing and nostalgic exploration of the relationships between childrens building sets and developments in modern architecture This entertaining book offers a novel 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 modelbuilding sets of the modern period and architectural movements, social history, and national identities and myths. Some childrens construction toys such as Lincoln Logs and Tudor Minibrix have looked to the past. Others have looked to the future: as early as the 1920s, the American metal toy BiltEZ could be used to construct a steppedback skyscraper like the Empire State Building.The Vales investigate not only how models sets have reflected different building styles but also whether the toys themselves influenced the careers of the children who grew up playing with them. They explore connections between modelrailway buildings and modernism; model sets such as Castos and reinforced concrete housing; and even between the creative but slightly surreal Playplax and postmodern deconstructivist architecture. 111 illustrations, 97 in color

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