In The Exploding Metropolis, first published in 1958, William H. Whyte, Jane Jacobs, Francis Bello, Seymour Freedgood, and Daniel Seligman address the problems of urban decline and suburban sprawl, transportation, city politics, open space, and the character and fabric of cities. A new foreword by Sam Bass Warner, Jr., and preface by Whyte demonstrate the relevance of The Exploding Metropolis to urban issues in the 90s.
In The Exploding Metropolis, first published in 1958, William H. Whyte, Jane Jacobs, Francis Bello, Seymour Freedgood, and Daniel Seligman addr...
The Last Landscape William H. Whyte. Foreword by Tony Hiss "When it was first published, The Last Landscape was radical stuff. As much as Silent Spring challenged American science to recognize its long-term responsibilities, Whyte's book asked communities, the government, and the design profession to do the same. Four decades later, this book is just as timely, the only difference is that the logic is now mainstream and the evidence is overwhelming."--Paco Underhill, author of Why We Buy "An excellent book."--Jane Jacobs "A practical handbook for all who care enough to fight for...
The Last Landscape William H. Whyte. Foreword by Tony Hiss "When it was first published, The Last Landscape was radical stuff. As much as Silen...
"The Organization Man is one of the most influential books of the twentieth century. It established the categories Americans now use when thinking about the workplace, the suburbs, and their lives."--David Brooks, senior editor at the Weekly Sta
"The Organization Man is one of the most influential books of the twentieth century. It established the categories Americans now use when thinking abo...
A memoir by William H. Whyte. The battle for control of Guadalcanal in 1942 and what the Americans learned from it forms the heart of the book. The battle was the first real test of land combat between the United States and Japan.
A memoir by William H. Whyte. The battle for control of Guadalcanal in 1942 and what the Americans learned from it forms the heart of the book. The ba...
A memoir by William H. Whyte. The battle for control of Guadalcanal in 1942 and what the Americans learned from it forms the heart of the book. The battle was the first real test of land combat between the United States and Japan.
A memoir by William H. Whyte. The battle for control of Guadalcanal in 1942 and what the Americans learned from it forms the heart of the book. The ba...
City Rediscovering the Center William H. Whyte. Foreword by Paco Underhill "Informal, spontaneous interactions give the modern city its vitality, so Whyte's enemies are urban planners who evince disregard and even contempt for street life. Part meditation, part design manual, this marvelously observant tour of cities will please anyone who cares about urban livability."--Publishers Weekly "City punctures commonplace assumptions about urban life in virtually every chapter. . . . There is genuine brilliance here."--New York Times "We who hug the city to us by instinct are...
City Rediscovering the Center William H. Whyte. Foreword by Paco Underhill "Informal, spontaneous interactions give the modern city its vitality, so W...
