Episode
Googie: The Architecture of the Space Age
1:04:55
Published: Thu Jul 21 2022
Description
You may not have heard of it, but you’ve definitely seen it before – 50s buildings with bright, loud colors, roofs at crazy angles, and space-age shapes like starbursts. It turns out that Googie architecture is as fun to look at as it is to say.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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00:00 - 01:53 (01:53)
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EpisodeGoogie: The Architecture of the Space Age
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The speaker reflects on the futuristic design aesthetic of the 90s that was reminiscent of the 50s and its contrast with the present day.
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The speaker reflects on the futuristic design aesthetic of the 90s that was reminiscent of the 50s and its contrast with the present day.
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The Googie style of architecture was designed to stand out from its surroundings with bright colors, unique shapes, and futuristic designs that often resembled rockets and spaceships.
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The Googie style of architecture was designed to stand out from its surroundings with bright colors, unique shapes, and futuristic designs that often resembled rockets and spaceships.
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Learn about the history of the famous Bob's Big Boy sign, an official historic landmark in California due to its attention-grabbing design featuring flashing neon lights and 35-foot-tall letters.
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Learn about the history of the famous Bob's Big Boy sign, an official historic landmark in California due to its attention-grabbing design featuring flashing neon lights and 35-foot-tall letters.
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The Googie's Coffee Shop was a masterpiece of the Googie architecture movement, but it received criticism from architect critic Douglas Haskell in 1952, who didn't see the need to preserve such buildings.
18:59 - 30:13 (11:13)
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The Googie's Coffee Shop was a masterpiece of the Googie architecture movement, but it received criticism from architect critic Douglas Haskell in 1952, who didn't see the need to preserve such buildings. However, a lot of people still view them as masterpieces today.
EpisodeGoogie: The Architecture of the Space Age
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The term "Googie" refers to a type of futuristic architecture that was popular in the 1950s and 60s, often seen in coffee shops and bowling alleys.
30:13 - 37:01 (06:48)
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The term "Googie" refers to a type of futuristic architecture that was popular in the 1950s and 60s, often seen in coffee shops and bowling alleys. Holiday Bowl was one such establishment, and the influence of Googie architecture can still be seen in its modern counterparts today.
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