City Life - Couverture souple

Rybczynski, Witold

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0684825295 ISBN 13 : 9780684825298

Editeur : Scribner, 1996

Synopsis

In City Life, Witold Rybczynski, bestselling author of Now I Sit Me Down, looks at what we want from cities, how they have evolved, and what accounts for their unique identities. In this vivid description of everything from the early colonial settlements to the advent of the skyscraper to the changes wrought by the automobile, the telephone, the airplane, and telecommuting, Rybczynski reveals how our urban spaces have been shaped by the landscapes and lifestyles of the New World.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Witold Rybczynski has written about architecture and urbanism for The New York Times, Time, The Atlantic, and The New Yorker. He is the author of the critically acclaimed book Home and the award-winning A Clearing in the Distance, as well as The Biography of a Building, The Mysteries of the Mall, and Now I Sit Me Down. The recipient of the National Building Museum’s 2007 Vincent Scully Prize, he lives with his wife in Philadelphia, where he is emeritus professor of architecture at the University of Pennsylvania. 

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Scribner
• Date d'édition: 1996
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0684825295
• ISBN 13: 9780684825298
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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