Mallparks (eBook)

Baseball Stadiums and the Culture of Consumption

Michael T. Friedman (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2023
324 Seiten
Cornell University Press (Verlag)
978-1-5017-6931-3 (ISBN)

Infos

In Mallparks, Michael T. Friedman observes that as cathedrals represented power relations in medieval towns and skyscrapers epitomized those within industrial cities, sports stadiums exemplify urban American consumption at the turn of the twenty-first century. Grounded in Henri Lefebvre and George Ritzer's spatial theories in their analyses of consumption spaces, Mallparks examines how the designers of this generation of baseball stadiums follow the principles of theme park and shopping mall design to create highly effective and efficient consumption sites. In his exploration of these contemporary cathedrals of sport and consumption, Friedman discusses the history of stadium design, the amenities and aesthetics of stadium spaces, and the intentions and conceptions of architects, team officials, and civic leaders. He grounds his analysis in case studies of Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore; Fenway Park in Boston; Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles; Nationals Park in Washington, DC; Target Field in Minneapolis; and Truist Park in Atlanta.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.7.2023
• Zusatzinfo: 19 b&w halftones
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Architektur
• Schlagworte: Baseball and urban development, stadium architecture, consumption landscapes and sport, production of sport spaces, history of baseball stadiums, sports and consumption, sports and architecture
• ISBN-10: 1-5017-6931-6 / 1501769316
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5017-6931-3 / 9781501769313