Googie
Googie
orologio Googie en StreamingCommunity. Googie architecture was one of the most visually exuberant and culturally formative design movements of the mid-20th century, yet it remains widely misunderstood. Defined by bold angles, sweeping rooflines, neon signage, and a sense of space-age optimism, Googie transformed everyday buildings into roadside spectacle. Coffee shops, bowling alleys, car washes, banks, and churches were designed not just for function, but to captivate motorists cruising by. Rooted in Los Angeles, the movement drew inspiration from visionary architects such as Frank Lloyd Wright and John Lautner, while firms like Armet & Davis brought futuristic flair to the commercial landscape. Though many original structures have been lost, preservationists now champion Googie as a serious architectural expression—one that captured the aspirations of postwar America and reshaped the visual identity of the modern city.
- Genere: Documentario
- Nazione: United States
- Direttore: Jake Gorst
- Cast: Alison Martino, Alan Hess,
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- 2001
Architects Herzog and deMeuron: The Alchemy of Building & The Tate Modern
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- 2013
Inside Piano
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- 2002
Great Homes of Rochester
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- 2000
City of Dreams
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- 2021
Under Tomorrow's Sky
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- 2019
The Unanswered Ives - Wunderkind. Wall-Street-Gigant. Klangpionier
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- 1958
Poème Électronique
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- 1931
Die Hugenottenstadt Erlangen. Eine der interessantesten Städteanlagen Deutschlands
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- 2025
Through the Silent Park
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Guidato da un quaderno che raccoglie disegni, riflessioni e pensieri, un giovane Viaggiatore intraprende il percorso esoterico del Parco di Villa...
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- 1985
Empire City
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- 2006
Frank Lloyd Wright's Buffalo
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- 2017
Big Time
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