This book, "Media Capital: Architecture and Communications in New York City," authored by Aurora Wallace and published by the University of Illinois Press, delves into the intricate relationship between media industries and urban development in New York City. Spanning from the mid-nineteenth century to the present, this academic study examines how architecture and communications have shaped the city's landscape and discourse. It explores themes such as the skyscraper as an icon of progress, the communication of civic and commercial ideals through early newspaper buildings, and the assertion of media power through urban space. The book's analytical approach focuses on physical and discursive space, labor, technology, and aesthetics, offering insights into corporate identity and social stratification within the context of mass media history.
This manual serves as a comprehensive resource for understanding the complex interplay of media and architecture in New York City. It is organized into sections covering identification, manual details, and extensive specifications related to content focus, historical periods, analytical approaches, and library and industry classifications. The publication date is October 8, 2012, and it is presented in English across 192 pages. While it does not feature illustrations, its detailed content provides a thorough academic study for researchers, students, and anyone interested in the historical and cultural significance of media's influence on urban environments.
In a declaration of the ascendance of the American media industry, nineteenth-century press barons in New York City helped to invent the skyscraper, a quintessentially American icon of progress and aspiration. Early newspaper buildings in the country's media capital were designed to communicate both commercial and civic ideals, provide public space and prescribe discourse, and speak to class and mass in equal measure. This book illustrates how the media have continued to use the city as a space in which to inscribe and assert their power._x000B__x000B_With a unique focus on corporate headquarters as embodiments of the values of the press and as signposts for understanding media culture, Media Capital demonstrates the mutually supporting relationship between the media and urban space. Aurora Wallace considers how architecture contributed to the power of the press, the nature of the reading public, the commercialization of media, and corporate branding in the media industry. Tracing the rise and concentration of the media industry in New York City from the mid-nineteenth century to the present, Wallace analyzes physical and discursive space, as well as labor, technology, and aesthetics, to understand the entwined development of the mass media and late capitalism._x000B_
Author: Wallace, Aurora
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Illustration: N
Language: ENG
Title: Media Capital: Architecture and Communications in New York City
Pages: 00192 (Encrypted EPUB) / 00192 (Encrypted PDF)
On Sale: 2012-10-08
SKU-13/ISBN: 9780252037344
Lib Category: New York (N.Y.) - Buildings, structures, etc
Lib Category: Mass media and architecture -
Category: Language Arts & Disciplines : Communication Studies
Category: Language Arts & Disciplines : Journalism
Category: Architecture : History - General
In a declaration of the ascendance of the American media industry, nineteenth-century press barons in New York City helped to invent the skyscraper, a quintessentially American icon of progress and aspiration. Early newspaper buildings in the country's media capital were designed to communicate both commercial and civic ideals, provide public space and prescribe discourse, and speak to class and mass in equal measure. This book illustrates how the media have continued to use the city as a space in which to inscribe and assert their power._x000B__x000B_With a unique focus on corporate headquarters as embodiments of the values of the press and as signposts for understanding media culture, Media Capital demonstrates the mutually supporting relationship between the media and urban space. Aurora Wallace considers how architecture contributed to the power of the press, the nature of the reading public, the commercialization of media, and corporate branding in the media industry. Tracing the rise and concentration of the media industry in New York City from the mid-nineteenth century to the present, Wallace analyzes physical and discursive space, as well as labor, technology, and aesthetics, to understand the entwined development of the mass media and late capitalism._x000B_
Author: Wallace, Aurora
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Illustration: N
Language: ENG
Title: Media Capital: Architecture and Communications in New York City
Pages: 00192 (Encrypted EPUB) / 00192 (Encrypted PDF)
On Sale: 2012-10-08
SKU-13/ISBN: 9780252037344
Lib Category: New York (N.Y.) - Buildings, structures, etc
Lib Category: Mass media and architecture -
Category: Language Arts & Disciplines : Communication Studies
Category: Language Arts & Disciplines : Journalism
Category: Architecture : History - General
