El star system arquitectónico
The term star system, which has been applied to a few famous architects for some time, comes from the movie star system created by large ?lm studios. This is why this paper beings with the ?rst movie “star”, Florence Lawrence, and then analyzes the popularity of architects in di?erent media. It init...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2015 |
| País: | Perú |
| Institución: | Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú |
| Repositorio: | Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/23352 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/ensayo/article/view/23352 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Cine Arquitectura Doodle Pritzker Gehry Cinema Architecture |
| Sumario: | The term star system, which has been applied to a few famous architects for some time, comes from the movie star system created by large ?lm studios. This is why this paper beings with the ?rst movie “star”, Florence Lawrence, and then analyzes the popularity of architects in di?erent media. It initially analyzes ?ction ?lms narrating the story of real architects. Then, it focuses on the appearance of architects in other media, such us the cover of popular magazines like Time, American post-age stamps, Google doodles and advertisements with pictures of architects. Star architects also have a theme park, Vitra, with buildings that most of them created. The following section focuses on awards, such as the Pritzker award, that launch architects to fame. The last section is about one of the most famous starchitects in the world, Frank O. Gehry, his own heroic legend, his appearances in two animated series, Arthur and The Simpsons, and his leading role in the hagiographic documentary Sketches of Frank Gehry, directed by Sidney Pollack. The paper ends with Florence Lawrence’s tragic end and her fall into oblivion. |
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