The springboard in the pond : an intimate history of the swimming pool / Thomas A.P. van Leeuwen ; edited by Helen Searing.
Material type:
TextSeries: Graham Foundation/MIT Press series in contemporary architectural discoursePublisher: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, [1998]Copyright date: ©1998Description: vi, 321 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 26 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0262220598
- 9780262220590
- 725.74
- NA2542.8. L44 1998
Contents:
Preface -- Introduction -- Fleeing and Flying: Dreams, Tactics, and the Floating Swimming Pool -- Lords of the Swan I: From Maison de Plaisance to Playhouse -- Lords of the Swan II: The Playhouse, the Pool House, and the Pool -- Lords of the Swan III: W. R. Hearst, a West Coast Lohengrin -- The Aquatic Ape and Hollywood: Love, Death, and the Swimming Pool -- Perverse Hydrophobia: The Medusa Complex, or the Dark Side of the Pool -- The Zoo in the Pool -- Bibliography -- Index.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | City Campus City Campus Main Collection | 725.74 LEE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A176018B |
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| 725.72 CAS Bar excellence : designs for pubs & clubs / | 725.720942 BRA Licensed to sell : the history and heritage of the public house / | 725.720952 NEP Hip lounging Japan / | 725.74 LEE The springboard in the pond : an intimate history of the swimming pool / | 725.76 CER Theme and amusement parks / | 725.8 HER Dream worlds : architecture and entertainment / | 725.8 MET Fun! : leisure and landscape / |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 298-309) and index.
Preface -- Introduction -- Fleeing and Flying: Dreams, Tactics, and the Floating Swimming Pool -- Lords of the Swan I: From Maison de Plaisance to Playhouse -- Lords of the Swan II: The Playhouse, the Pool House, and the Pool -- Lords of the Swan III: W. R. Hearst, a West Coast Lohengrin -- The Aquatic Ape and Hollywood: Love, Death, and the Swimming Pool -- Perverse Hydrophobia: The Medusa Complex, or the Dark Side of the Pool -- The Zoo in the Pool -- Bibliography -- Index.
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