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Mallparks - Baseball Stadiums and the Culture of Consumption (Hardcover)
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Mallparks - Baseball Stadiums and the Culture of Consumption (Hardcover)
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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.
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