Architecture on the Carpet: The Curious Tale of Construction Toys and the Genesis of Modern Buildings

by Brenda Vale and Robert Vale

The Vales investigate not only how models sets have reflected different building styles but also whether the toys themselves influenced the careers of the children who grew up playing with them. They explore connections between model-railway buildings and modernism; model sets such as Castos and reinforced concrete housing; and even between the creative but slightly surreal Playplax and postmodern deconstructivist architecture.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0500342857
• ISBN13: 9780500342855
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"