Walt Disney's EPCOT Center
Author : Richard R. Beard
Publisher : ABRAMS
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 11,58 MB
Release : 1982
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780810908215
The Future World of Energy
Author : John Douglas
Publisher : Grolier, Incorporated
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 12,66 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780717281404
Book Description
Based on the Universe of Energy exhibit at Walt Disney's EPCOT Center, discusses the history and the future of energy sources.
The Future World of Agriculture
Author : Wendy B. Murphy
Publisher : Franklin Watts
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 16,39 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Agricultural exhibitions
ISBN : 9780531048801
Book Description
Based on the Land exhibit at Walt Disney's EPCOT Center, traces the history of agriculture with emphasis on future methods of farming and growing food.
The Epcot Explorer's Encyclopedia
Author : R. A. Pedersen
Publisher : R. A. Pedersen
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 39,83 MB
Release : 2011-04-08
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1456589660
Book Description
"A guide to the flora, fauna, and fun of the world's greatest theme park"--Cover.
The Future World of Transportation
Author : Valerie Moolman
Publisher :
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 24,24 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780717281411
Book Description
Traces the history and discusses the future of transportation with emphasis on the development of different types of vehicles and modes of transport. Based on the "World of Motion" exhibit at Walt Disney's EPCOT center.
Walt and the Promise of Progress City
Author : Sam Gennawey
Publisher : Ayefour Publishing
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 34,78 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Amusement parks
ISBN : 9780615540245
Book Description
Walt Disney's vision for a city of tomorrow, EPCOT, would be a way for American corporations to show how technology, creative thinking, and hard work could change the world. He saw this project as a way to influence the public's expectations about city life, in the same way his earlier work had redefined what it meant to watch an animated film or visit an amusement park. Walt and the Promise of Progress City is a personal journey that explores the process through which meaningful and functional spaces have been created by Walt Disney and his artists as well as how guests understand and experience those spaces.
Walt Disney and the Quest for Community
Author : Steve Mannheim
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 47,28 MB
Release : 2016-02-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1317000587
Book Description
During the final months of his life, Walt Disney was consumed with the world-wide problems of cities. His development concept at the time of his death on December 15th, 1966 would be his team’s conceptual response to the ills of the inner cities and the sprawl of the megalopolis: the Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow or, as it became known, EPCOT. This beautifully written, instantly engrossing volume focuses on the original concept of EPCOT, which was conceived by Disney as an experimental community of about 20,000 people on the Disney World property in central Florida. With its radial plan, 50-acre town center enclosed by a dome, themed international shopping area, greenbelt, high-density apartments, satellite communities, monorail and underground roads, the original EPCOT plan is reminiscent of post-war Stockholm and the British New Towns, as well as today's transit-oriented development theory. Unfortunately, Disney himself did not live long enough to witness the realization of his model city. However, EPCOT's evolution into projects such as the EPCOT Center and the town of Celebration displays a remarkable commitment by the Disney organization to the original EPCOT philosophy, one which continues to have relevance in the fields of planning and development.
The Thinking Fan's Guide to Walt Disney World
Author : Aaron Wallace
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 26,68 MB
Release : 2017-01-31
Category :
ISBN : 9780998059235
Book Description
Learn to Slow Down and Savor the World's Boldest Theme Park There's no place like Epcot. It's the theme park that endeavored to change the world. Now, more than 30 years later, Aaron Wallace dives deep into the heart of Epcot. Step beyond the typical rush-here, do-that frenzy of most guidebooks to truly appreciate the park's history, storytelling, and controversies. The Thinking Fan's Guide is a lighthearted but scholarly tour through every Epcot ride and show. You'll learn to unpack big questions like: - Should a Future World attraction ever take place in the past? - Are Frozen's Anna and Elsa holding World Showcase hostage? - Do Disney characters belong in Epcot? - Why does the park spend so much time in Ellen DeGeneres's head? - Has Epcot lost its way? - Did the park really change the world? This is a guide for those ready to immerse themselves in the wondrous achievement of 1982's EPCOT Center and the multi-faceted, modern-day Epcot it has become. Longtime Disney buffs will find new insights and surprising perspectives, while newcomers will get more out of their vacations by learning to look at Epcot as a work of art. Fall in Love with Epcot for the First Time... or All Over Again.
Building Tall
Author : John L. Tishman
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 16,46 MB
Release : 2011-09-29
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0472028391
Book Description
"John Tishman is a true pioneer in the Construction Management industry. Through his CM leadership, some of America's most well-known buildings have been brought to successful completion." ---Bruce D'Agostino, president and chief executive, Construction Management Association of America "Building Tall will provide readers with insights into John Tishman's career as a visionary engineer, landmark builder, and great businessman. Responsible for some of the construction world's most magnificent projects, John is one of the preeminent alumni in the history of Michigan Engineering. His perspectives have helped me throughout my time as dean, and his impact will influence generations of Construction Management professionals and students." ---David C. Munson, Jr., Robert J. Vlasic Dean of Engineering, University of Michigan In this memoir, University of Michigan graduate John L. Tishman recounts the experiences and rationale that led him to create the entirely new profession now recognized and practiced as Construction Management. It evolved from his work as the construction lead of the "owner/builder" firm Tishman Realty and Construction, and his personal role as hands-on Construction Manager in the building of an astonishing array of what were at the time the world's tallest and most complex projects. These include The world's first three 100-story towers---the original "twin towers" of the World Trade Center in Manhattan and the Hancock Tower in Chicago. The Epcot Center at Disney World. The Renaissance Center in Detroit. New York's Madison Square Garden. Tishman interweaves the stories behind the construction of these and many other important buildings and projects with personal reminiscences of his dealings with Henry Ford, Jr., Disney's Michael Eisner, casino magnate Steve Wynn, and many others into a practical history of the field of Construction Management, which he pioneered. This book will be of interest not only to a general public interested in the stories and personalities behind many of the most iconic construction projects of the post–World War II period in the United States but to students of engineering and architecture and members of the new field of Construction Management.
A Portrait of Walt Disney World
Author : Kevin Kern
Publisher : Disney Editions
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 21,78 MB
Release : 2021-09-28
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781368052849
Book Description
This expansive, must-have coffee table book paints a robust portrait of the Walt Disney World Resort, across half a century, through diverse and vibrant voices and mostly unseen Disney theme park concept art and photographs. Walt Disney's vision for the Florida Project begins with Disneyland and the 1964-1965 New York World's Fair. After an imaginative and expansive design, a unique land acquisition process, and an innovative construction period, the Walt Disney World Resort celebrated its Grand Opening in October 1971. It featured a theme park dubbed the Magic Kingdom and three recreational resorts: Disney's Contemporary Resort, Disney's Polynesian Village, and Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground. As Walt Disney World consistently grew and further evolved through the five decades that followed, certain themes reverberated: an appreciation for nostalgia, a joy for fantasy, a hunger for discovery, and an unending hope for a better tomorrow. Inspirational and memorable theme parks, water parks, sports arenas, recreational water sports, world-class golf courses, vast shopping villages, and a transportation network unlike any other in the world resulted in fun, festive, and familiar characters, traditions, spectacles, merchandise, and so much more. The resort has come to represent the pulse of American leisure and has served as a backdrop for life's milestones both big and small, public and private. Walt Disney World: A Portrait of the First Half Century serves as a treasure trove for vacationers, students of hospitality, artists, and all Disney collectors. Searching for that perfect gift for the Disney theme park fan in your life? Explore more archival-quality books from Disney Editions: Holiday Magic at the Disney Parks The Disney Monorail: Imagineering a Highway in the Sky Walt Disney's Ultimate Inventor: The Genius of Ub Iwerks One Day at Disney: Meet the People Who Make the Magic Across the Globe Marc Davis in His Own Words: Imagineering the Disney Theme Parks Yesterday's Tomorrow: Disney's Magical Mid-Century Eat Like Walt: The Wonderful World of Disney Food Maps of the Disney Parks: Charting 60 Years from California to Shanghai The Haunted Mansion: Imagineering a Disney Classic Poster Art of the Disney Parks
