The Seduction of Place : The History and Future of the City

ISBN-13: 9780192805546 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 320 str.

Joseph Rykwert

Opis

Joseph Rykwert explores the great cities of the modern world, examining their fabric and assessing how successfully they have met the needs of their inhabitants. The book covers city centres of the industrial revolution, exclusive gated suburbs of the 21st century, Parisian boulevards of Haussmann and the 'green' architecture of Emilio Ambasz.

Recenzje

a superb meditation...and a fascinating narrative

O autorze

Joseph Rykwert is Paul Philippe Cret Professor of Architecture Emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of ten previous books, including The Idea of a Town, and is an eminent and widely-respected author in both Britain and America.