I first learned about Columbus' architectural heritage through Kogonada's Columbus (2017) with John Cho and Haley Lu Richardson. The movie relies heavily on the city's architectural marvels to provide support for its amazing screenplay (where the son of an architecture scholar befriends an architecture enthusiast) and I just couldn't stop pausing the movie every five minutes or so to stare at the amazing frames with the unbelievable architecture as the centerpiece.
What makes everything more interesting here is that I work in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry as a project manager and I've been working with Cummins generators for pretty much my entire professional career (almost 10 years working now) and I didn't know about this very important aspect of Cummins' history particularly given my enthusiasm for architecture, particularly modern and brutalist architecture (Paul Rudolph is my favorite architect), so thank you so much for sharing all of this. I'll definitely try to visit Columbus one day and, of course, I'll try to get my own copy of American Modern.
Such a great film, I'm surprised I forgot to mention it in my review. It really captures the beauty of the buildings and landscapes there, and it made me want to return after watching it. (I still need to do that.)
Also, it sounds like, in addition to Shaw's book, you might appreciate Nancy Kriplen's "J. Irwin Miller: The Shaping of an American Town," as it goes deeper into the Cummins/Miller story. (This is a blind recommendation, though, as I haven't read it.)
Thank you, Mr. Hill.
I first learned about Columbus' architectural heritage through Kogonada's Columbus (2017) with John Cho and Haley Lu Richardson. The movie relies heavily on the city's architectural marvels to provide support for its amazing screenplay (where the son of an architecture scholar befriends an architecture enthusiast) and I just couldn't stop pausing the movie every five minutes or so to stare at the amazing frames with the unbelievable architecture as the centerpiece.
What makes everything more interesting here is that I work in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry as a project manager and I've been working with Cummins generators for pretty much my entire professional career (almost 10 years working now) and I didn't know about this very important aspect of Cummins' history particularly given my enthusiasm for architecture, particularly modern and brutalist architecture (Paul Rudolph is my favorite architect), so thank you so much for sharing all of this. I'll definitely try to visit Columbus one day and, of course, I'll try to get my own copy of American Modern.
Such a great film, I'm surprised I forgot to mention it in my review. It really captures the beauty of the buildings and landscapes there, and it made me want to return after watching it. (I still need to do that.)
Also, it sounds like, in addition to Shaw's book, you might appreciate Nancy Kriplen's "J. Irwin Miller: The Shaping of an American Town," as it goes deeper into the Cummins/Miller story. (This is a blind recommendation, though, as I haven't read it.)
Thank you! I’ll definitely take a look at that one too.