Magic Motorways

Magic motorways

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  • Magic motorways
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    • Magic motorways

    A nearly fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Bel Geddes' first book HORIZONS is a stunning survey of modernist design, illustrated throughout with drawings, models and photographs of the author's utopic industrial innovation with chapters on motor cars and buses, railways, airports and airplanes, houses, theatres, restaurants, and more.

    Geddes belief in the automobile as the defining force of the future was sadly prescient. Norman Bel Geddes - was the first person to seriously apply the concepts of aerodynamics and streamlining to industrial design. To Geddes, streamlining illustrated courage: Following old grooves of thought is one method of playing safe. But it deprives one of initiative and takes too long.

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    Magic motorways. by Geddes, Norman Bel, Publication date [c]. Topics Roads -- United States, Traffic regulations -- United States, Automobiles. Magic motorways [Norman Bel Geddes] on bahana-line.com *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers.

    It sacrifices the value of the element of surprise. At times, the only thing to do is to cut loose and do the unexpected!

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    It takes more even than imagination to be progressive. It takes vision and courage.

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    Bel Geddes expounded a philosophy of "essential forms" evolved from their systems of use. Very interesting book and a very neat site. Comment You need to be a member of Dieselpunks to add comments! Comment by Cap'n Tony on May 23, at 8: He almost singularly represents the look of the Diesel era, it's hope, it's overconfidence, it's genius, its madness. I regularly wish we'd taken up his idea on raised walkways above the auto streets. Every time I have to dodge a cab in the crosswalk, actually.

    Futurama 1939 New York World's Fair "To New Horizons" 1940 General Motors 23min

    His rotating airport from Futurama was a little batty, though. It rotated on us!

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    Quick, how do we get across town to the terminal before it moves again? One day I will write a story with one of them That albatross would never have flown.

    His every day stuff though really did capture what we think of when we think of that era. And personally, I think his city design, while not yet a reality, had a lot going for it.

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    We're still likely to see much of it become a reality some day. He was just way ahead of his time.