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The Death and Life of Great American Cities (Modern Library Series)
Modern Library
Modern Library
Thirty years after its publication, The Death and Life of Great American Cities was described by The New York Times as "perhaps the most influential single work in the history of town planning....[It] can also be seen in a much larger...
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The Image of the City
Kevin Lynch
The MIT Press
The MIT Press
What does the city's form actually mean to the people who live there? What can the city planner do to make the city's image more vivid and memorable to the city dweller? To answer these questions, Mr. Lynch, supported by studies of Los Angeles,...
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The Eyes of the Skin: Architecture and the Senses
Juhani Pallasmaa
Academy Press
Academy Press
Since the book's first publication, interest in the role of the body and the senses has been emerging in both architectural philosophy and teaching. This new, revised and extended edition of this seminal work will not only inspire architects and...
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Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream
Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, Jeff Speck
North Point Press
North Point Press
A manifesto by America's most controversial and celebrated town planners, proposing an alternative model for community design. There is a growing movement in North America to put an end to suburban sprawl and to replace the automobile-based...
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Delirious New York: A Retroactive Manifesto for Manhattan
Rem Koolhaas
Monacelli
Monacelli
In this fanciful volume, Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas, founder of the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (O.M.A.), both analyzes and celebrates New York City. By suggesting the city as the site for an infinite variety of human activities and...
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Historic Preservation: An Introduction to Its History, Principles, and Practice
Norman Tyler
W. W. Norton & Company
W. W. Norton & Company
A primer that covers the gamut of preservation issues, from underlying philosophy to rehabilitation economics. Historic Preservation provides a thorough overview of the theory, technique, and procedure for preserving our architectural heritage. The...
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