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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 720.92 EAN: 9781890434144 Edition: Collectors Format: Illustrated ISBN: 1890434140 Label: Afton Historical Society Press Manufacturer: Afton Historical Society Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 235 Publication Date: 1999-04 Publisher: Afton Historical Society Press Studio: Afton Historical Society Press Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Back to the FutureMr. Rapson's most significant works took place at a time in architectural history where, "everything was possible" and the future was limited only by one's imagination. It's the attitude that inspired this current generation of architects to go into the field. Anyone who remembers Disneyland's, Tomorrowland will be impressed with this book. It has struck childhood memories of the future as well as serving as a reminder of why I entered the profession. This book captures that spirit and ... Read More Rating:  - Humanizing a modernist iconWhile most monographs focus on raising an architect to that of a deity, the story of Rapson remains quite simply a story. Along with the drawings, buildings, and furniture which made Rapson famous (which is well displayed), a timeline of Rapson's professional and personal life allows the reader to gain more insight as to some of the formitive forces of his designs. As any purveyor or architecture may know, design is quite interdisciplinary, and often design descisions are based on firmly rooted 'everyday ... Read More 
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