April 2014 Academic & Specialist University of Minnesota Press

Mechanization Takes Command: A Contribution to Anonymous History Sigfried Giedion


Paperback | Apr 2014 | University of Minnesota Press | 9780816690435 | 608pp | 254x178mm | RFB | AUD$53.95, NZD$73.99

First published in 1948, Mechanization Takes Command is an examination of mechanization and its effects on everyday life. A monumental figure in the field of architectural history, Sigfried Giedion traces the evolution and resulting philosophical implications of such disparate innovations as the slaughterhouse, the Yale lock, the assembly  line, tractors, ovens, and "comfort" as defined by advancements in furniture design.