How Long to Read Architecture and Design at the Museum of Modern Art

How Long Does it Take to Read Architecture and Design at the Museum of Modern Art?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 30 minutes to read Architecture and Design at the Museum of Modern Art by Thomas S. Hines

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

A comprehensive and fascinating look at the history of the Museum of Modern Art’s Architecture and Design Department under the leadership of the influential curator Arthur Drexler. Arthur Drexler (1921-1987) served as the curator and director of the Architecture and Design Department at the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) from 1951 until 1986—the longest curatorship in the museum’s history. Over four decades he conceived and oversaw trailblazing exhibitions that not only reflected but also anticipated major stylistic developments. Although several books cover the roles of MoMA’s founding director, Alfred Barr, and the department’s first curator, Philip Johnson, this is the only in-depth study of Drexler, who gave the department its overall shape and direction. During Drexler’s tenure, MoMA played a pivotal role in examining the work and confirming the reputations of twentieth-century architects, among them Frank Lloyd Wright, Le Corbusier, Richard Neutra, Marcel Breuer, and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Exploring unexpected subjects—from the design of automobiles and industrial objects to a reconstruction of a Japanese house and garden—Drexler’s boundary-pushing shows promoted new ideas about architecture and design as modern arts in contemporary society. The department’s public and educational programs projected a culture of popular accessibility, offsetting MoMA’s reputation as an elitist institution. Drawing on rigorous archival research as well as author Thomas S. Hines’s firsthand experience working with Drexler, Architecture and Design at the Museum of Modern Art analyzes how MoMA became a touchstone for the practice and study of midcentury architecture.

How long is Architecture and Design at the Museum of Modern Art?

Architecture and Design at the Museum of Modern Art by Thomas S. Hines is 210 pages long, and a total of 52,500 words.

This makes it 71% the length of the average book. It also has 64% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Architecture and Design at the Museum of Modern Art Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 46 minutes to read Architecture and Design at the Museum of Modern Art aloud.

What Reading Level is Architecture and Design at the Museum of Modern Art?

Architecture and Design at the Museum of Modern Art is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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