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the unreal america is the former new york times architecture critic’s examination of americans’ preference for invented environments; theme parks, shopping malls, historic restorations, and heritage marketplaces, new towns such as disney’s celebration, and the latest developer dream houses. these unreal places have created a fantasy world where the authentic is neither admired nor desired. at a time when the art of architecture is flowering in post-postmodern form of exceptional vitality, this important new work (discussed and illustrated in the unreal america) is losing the battle with user-friendly, “themed” products. real art, real places, and history are the loser in the unreal america. paper back, 188 pages
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the unreal america
the unreal america is the former new york times architecture critic’s examination of americans’ preference for invented environments; theme parks, shopping malls, historic restorations, and heritage marketplaces, new towns such as disney’s celebration, and the latest developer dream houses. these unreal places have created a fantasy world where the authentic is neither admired nor desired. at a time when the art of architecture is flowering in post-postmodern form of exceptional vitality, this important new work (discussed and illustrated in the unreal america) is losing the battle with user-friendly, “themed” products. real art, real places, and history are the loser in the unreal america. paper back, 188 pages
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