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. A groundbreaking text when originally published, Giedion’s pioneering work remains an important contribution to architecture, philosophy, and technology studies.

Mechanization Takes Command: A Contribution to Anonymous History

History

Sigfried Giedion

World

Univ. of Minnesota Press

LA MECANISATION AU POUVOIR (BIBLIOTHEQUE MEDIATIONS)

DENOEL

I wanted to know what happened when industrial production took possession of the most intimate sphere of human existence, and what if industrial production tried to master the Organic substance, if it mechanized agriculture, completely changed the character of the bread, or if it did tried to kill animals mechanically and much more. The conclusion of Mechanization Takes Command indicates the coming end of the rational conception of the world, the departure from the one-way street of logic - Sigfried Giedion

Die Herrschaft der Mechanisierung

Europäische Verlagsanstalt

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