Temporary pleasure : nightclub architecture, design and culture from the 1960s to today /

Temporary Pleasure explores forty-five venues - including the Paradise Garage, Studio 54, the Warehouse, Pacha, Shoom, Berghain, The Hacienda, fabric and Trouw - to consider how architecture and design can foster cathartic communal experiences. Through looking inside these iconic spaces and intervie...

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Main Authors: Gillen, John Leo (Author)
Published: Prestel,
Publisher Address: Munich :
Publication Dates: [2023]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Summary: Temporary Pleasure explores forty-five venues - including the Paradise Garage, Studio 54, the Warehouse, Pacha, Shoom, Berghain, The Hacienda, fabric and Trouw - to consider how architecture and design can foster cathartic communal experiences. Through looking inside these iconic spaces and interviewing founders, DJs and dancers, an unwavering truth about club culture is revealed: change is constant.
Carrier Form: 222 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-219).
ISBN: 9783791387987
3791387987
Index Number: PN1962
CLC: TU247.3-09
Call Number: TU247.3-09/G476
Contents: Early nightclubs (1960s) -- The Italian radicals (1960s) -- New York disco (1960s-1980s) -- Chicago and Detroit (1970s-1980s) -- Ibiza (1970s-1990s) -- UK rave (1980s-1990s) -- Berlin (1980s-2000s) -- UK superclubs (1980s-2000s) -- Post-club (2000s)