Talk:Googie architecture

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Is this by any chance named after the architecture of the Guggenheim museum? —Rlquall 19:36, 17 Aug 2004 (UTC)

No! Giano 11:31, 29 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Pardon Me-

Pardon me, but what do Lava Lamps have to do with the Googie Movement in Architecture? Michael 23:03, 28 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

What's your selection for googie in the arts of design? Maybe we can procure a photo. --Wetman 02:33, 29 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Dulles?

Would Dulles Airport be considered of this style? Jkatzen 08:50, 4 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Eero Saarinen's terminal building at Dulles is considered modern. Most architects would probably bristle at any suggestion of Googie influence in that terribly serious and greatly admired (by architects) building, but to my eye (as to yours, apparently) there is indeed a somewhat Googie-ish quality in those sweeping lines and all that glass. Still, the terminal building is realy a bit too austere and grandiose for true Googie, which tends to be confined to much more modest projects of a more personal scale- which is probably one reason why Googie is more popular with the general public than serious modernism is. Whyaduck 14:15, 4 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Origin of the word "Populuxe"

It should probably be noted that the word "Populuxe", which redirects to the "Googie" page originates from the title of the book by Thomas Hine on the rise of post-WWII consumerism.

http://thomashine.com/work5.htm

http://www.wordspy.com/words/populuxe.asp

It's really quite a dull book, but it's thesis and conclusions were influential at the time and from there the word entered the popular lexicon. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 65.26.235.204 (talk) 19:21, 1 February 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Atomium

Is the atomium in brussells, an example of googie architecture?--Richy 22:36, 27 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

James S. McDonnell Planetarium

Hi, am I correct in thinking that the James S. McDonnell Planetarium falls under this design specification? Here's a photo, if there is some consensus that it does indeed qualify, I'd like to add this photo to the gallery.