Ebook: Mysteries of the mall: and other essays
Author: Rybczynski Witold
- Tags: Architecture and society, Architecture and society--United States, Cities and towns, Cities and towns--United States--History, City planning, City planning--United States, History, Essays, Cities and towns -- United States -- History, City planning -- United States, Architecture and society -- United States, United States
- Year: 2018
- Publisher: Farrar
- City: United States
- Edition: First paperback edition
- Language: English
- epub
"A deep exploration of modern life that examines our cities, public places, and homes."--Provided by publisher.;The Way We Live Today -- Mysteries of the Mall -- Godfathers of Sprawl -- Big-City Amenities. Trees. High-Tech Jobs. Cappuccino. Retirement Paradise. Nose Rings -- Designs for Escape -- Tomorrowland -- Thoughts on Home -- Our Urban Condition -- Tocqueville, Urban Critic -- We're All Venetians Now -- Downtown -- Bauhaus Blunders -- Downsizing Cities -- The Fifth City -- Bollard Burg -- New York's Rumpus Room -- Why We Need Olmsted Again -- The Art of Building -- A Distinguished Failure -- Show Dogs -- When Buildings Try Too Hard -- The Unreal America -- The Story King -- A Good Public Building -- A Blight at the Opera -- Sounds as Good as It Looks -- The Biggest Small Buildings -- Palladio in the Rough -- Place Makers -- The Master -- Corbu -- Why Wright Endures -- Call Amp -- Mr. Success -- The Unfettered Eclectic -- A Humble Architect -- The Zen Master -- The Smart Man from Hollywood.
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