The Unreal America
by Ada Louise Huxtable · 1997
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Argues that modern American commercial structures such as amusement parks, shopping malls, and historical villages reflect society's preference for formulaic designs and simplified reinventions of past styles rather than innovative ideas in architectural design.
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