Structuring Googie: How early 20th century developments in structural forms and materials helped shape a unique subset of US mid-century modern architecture

• Autores: Deborah J. Oakley
• Localización: Structures and Architecture. Volume 3: REstructure REmaterialize REthink REuse / Mario Rinke (ed. lit.), Marie Frier Hvejsel (ed. lit.), Aníbal Maury Ramírez (ed. lit.), Zena Ndiaye (ed. lit.), Ilse Lindenbergh (ed. lit.), Elise Enthoven (ed. lit.), 2025, ISBN 9781040447239, págs. 1498-1505
• Idioma: inglés
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  • “Googie” is a uniquely American style of architecture originating in Los Angeles, California in the late 1940s and lasting through the 1970s. Often referred to as the “architecture of the space age,” it was characterized by roofs of wing-swept forms, daring cantilevers, thin shells and folded plates. Much has been written about this style, however less described are the engineering structures that made much of it possible. This paper explores the history of structural forms and materials that defined much of the Googie style and the influence that such engineering developments played in its evolution