Spaced out radical environments of the psychedelic sixties

The utopian sixties inspired revolutionary and alternative ways to live, love, and entertain--and equally radical spaces to do it in. Stimulated by the psychedelic drug culture, rebel designers and architects distorted space to create womblike coves and isolation chambers, forging a spatial vocabula...

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1. Verfasser: Gordon, Alastair (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: New York Rizzoli 2008
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Zusammenfassung:The utopian sixties inspired revolutionary and alternative ways to live, love, and entertain--and equally radical spaces to do it in. Stimulated by the psychedelic drug culture, rebel designers and architects distorted space to create womblike coves and isolation chambers, forging a spatial vocabulary that still reverberates today. At the same time, the tune-in-turn-on-drop-out message lured youths into far-flung communes, often under the roofs of brightly painted geodesic domes draped and tie-dyed fabric. Idealistic and anarchic enclaves with names like Drop City and Morning Star redefined the concept of community, inventing a wildly spontaneous way of building and dwelling
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-300) and index
Beschreibung:302 S.
überw. Ill.
32 cm
ISBN:9780847831050
0847831051