The City as a Work of Art : London, Paris, Vienna /

"A marvelous book, which brilliantly relates the form and functions of these three great cities to the political cultures and social values which molded and created them. Written with wit, warmth and wisdom, is it not only a stylish celebration of city life, but also a superb piece of urban his...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Olsen, Donald (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [2022]
Temas:
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE
  • THE CITY AS LUXURY
  • 1. Urban Virtue and Urban Beauty
  • THE CITY AS MONUMENT
  • 2. The Monumental Impulse
  • 3. The Remaking of London
  • 4. The New Paris
  • 5. The Vienna of Franz Joseph
  • 6. The Process of Urban Embellishment
  • THE CITY AS HOME
  • 7. The Building and the Dwelling
  • 8. Inside the Dwelling
  • 9. Social Geography
  • 10. Villa Suburbia
  • 11. Working-class Housing: Scarcity, Abundance, and Domestic Values
  • THE CITY AS PLAYGROUND
  • 12. London: Hidden Pleasures
  • 13. Paris: The Garden and the Street
  • 14. Vienna: Display and Self-Representation
  • THE CITY AS DOCUMENT
  • 15. Architecture as Historical Evidence
  • 16. The Beautiful
  • 17. Architecture as Language: Representation and Instruction
  • 18. The City as the Embodiment of History
  • NOTES
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX

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