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American Ski Resort: Architecture, Style, Experience, VG, HC, Margaret Smith
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- Type
- Photography Book
- Features
- Illustrated
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Original Language
- English
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9780806142951
- Book Title
- American Ski Resort : Architecture, Style, Experience
- Publisher
- University of Oklahoma Press
- Item Length
- 11 in
- Publication Year
- 2013
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.5 in
- Genre
- Travel, Architecture, Sports & Recreation, Social Science
- Topic
- Buildings / Public, Commercial & Industrial, Skiing, Winter Sports, Regional, Food, Lodging & Transportation / Resorts & Spas, Customs & Traditions
- Item Weight
- 87.4 Oz
- Item Width
- 10 in
- Number of Pages
- 352 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN-10
0806142952
ISBN-13
9780806142951
eBay Product ID (ePID)
150560227
Product Key Features
Book Title
American Ski Resort : Architecture, Style, Experience
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2013
Topic
Buildings / Public, Commercial & Industrial, Skiing, Winter Sports, Regional, Food, Lodging & Transportation / Resorts & Spas, Customs & Traditions
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Travel, Architecture, Sports & Recreation, Social Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.5 in
Item Weight
87.4 Oz
Item Length
11 in
Item Width
10 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2012-020181
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"Here we see for the first time how the vision, the planning, and the construction of American ski resorts form a microcosm of American winter culture. Writing with enthusiasm and skill, and keeping her eye on the environment, Margaret Smith takes us from New England's farmhouse inns to the multimillion-dollar condos of the Rockies, and from the A-frame to Mountain Modern at places like Snowbird. The author knows her architects and their architecture as thoroughly as she does the skiing world. American Ski Resort is a delight."-- E. John B. Allen , author of The Culture and Sport of Skiing: From Antiquity to World War II, "Here we see for the first time how the vision, the planning, and the construction of American ski resorts form a microcosm of American winter culture. Writing with enthusiasm and skill, and keeping her eye on the environment, Margaret Smith takes us from New England's farmhouse inns to the multimillion-dollar condos of the Rockies, and from the A-frame to Mountain Modern at places like Snowbird. The author knows her architects and their architecture as thoroughly as she does the skiing world. American Ski Resort is a delight."- E. John B. Allen , author of The Culture and Sport of Skiing: From Antiquity to World War II
Dewey Decimal
796.930973
Synopsis
One of America's most popular sports, skiing is all about freedom. Skiers enjoy the thrill of adventure, an escape from city life, and a close encounter with nature at its most rugged and majestic. And yet, paradoxically, the experience of skiing for most Americans is inextricably linked to architecture, for our journey down the mountainside is shaped by the ski resort. In this magnificent book, architectural historian Margaret Supplee Smith traces the evolution of the ski resort in North America. Brimming with photographs of spectacular scenery, intriguing buildings, and colorful personalities, American Ski Resort is the first book to explore the combined phenomena of skiing, tourism, and architecture from a national perspective. Focusing on destination ski resorts in New England, the Rocky Mountains, the Far West, and southern Canada, Smith examines the architecture of recreational skiing from the 1930s to 1990, showing how small, family-operated businesses evolved into the massive, theme-oriented, multipurpose ski establishments of today. The narrative begins with the origins of the American winter recreation industry--surprisingly, in the midst of the Great Depression. She then shows how American ski resorts challenged the supremacy of the European Alps and explains the role that architecture played in this shift. According to Smith, skiing is an archetypical American experience, reflecting our common tendency toward swift ascent, overreaching ambition, and thudding downfall--followed by picking ourselves up, dusting ourselves off, and starting all over again. As the ski industry today faces problems of exclusivity, climate change, a vulnerable economy, and an aging skier demographic, it must itself seek new ways to start all over again--with ski resort architecture continuing to define that reinvention., Skiers enjoy the thrill of adventure, an escape from city life, and a close encounter with nature at its most rugged and majestic. And yet, paradoxically, the experience of skiing for most Americans is inextricably linked to architecture, for our journey down the mountainside is shaped by the ski resort. In this magnificent book, architectural historian Margaret Supplee Smith traces the evolution of the ski resort in North America.
LC Classification Number
GV854.4.S599 2013
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