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Re-shaping cities : how global mobility transforms architecture and urban form /

How are building types such as skyscrapers, mosques or living history museums imported, adapted and contested in different societies? Our urban landscapes are reshaped by the global circulation of models drawn from elsewhere. This collection examines how architectural ideas, social models and buildi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Guggenheim, Michael, Söderström, Ola
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Routledge, 2010.
Colección:Architext series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:How are building types such as skyscrapers, mosques or living history museums imported, adapted and contested in different societies? Our urban landscapes are reshaped by the global circulation of models drawn from elsewhere. This collection examines how architectural ideas, social models and building forms circulate round the world.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (viii, 254 pages) : illustrations, plans
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780203864074
0203864077