Amsterdam's Canal District : origins, evolution, and future prospects /

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"In terms of design, scale, and blending of ecologicical and esthetic function, Amsterdam's seventeenth-century Canal District is a European marvel. Its survival for four centuries is a testament to its ingenuity, reflected in its designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2010. The Ca...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Nijman, Jan (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, [2020]
Temas:
1600-1699
Historic districts > Netherlands > Amsterdam.
City planning > Netherlands > Amsterdam.
Historic buildings > Netherlands > Amsterdam.
City planning > Netherlands > Amsterdam > History > 17th century.
Canals > Netherlands > Amsterdam.
World Heritage areas > Netherlands > Amsterdam.
Canaux > Pays-Bas > Amsterdam.
Sites du patrimoine mondial > Pays-Bas > Amsterdam.
ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning
Buildings
Canals
City planning
Historic buildings
Historic districts
World Heritage areas
Grachtengordel (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Amsterdam (Netherlands) > History.
Amsterdam (Netherlands) > Buildings, structures, etc.
Netherlands > Amsterdam
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • List of Maps
  • List of Tables
  • Preface
  • 1 Introduction: Amsterdam's Canal District in Global Perspective
  • PART I: HISTORIC ORIGINS
  • 2 Between Art and Expediency: Origins of the Canal District
  • 3 Designing the World's Most Liberal City
  • 4 A Privileged Site in the City, the Republic, and the World Economy
  • PART II: EVOLUTION
  • 5 Bourgeois Homes: The Elite Spaces of the Canal District, 1600-1910
  • 6 The Architectural Essence of the Canal District: Past and Present
  • 7 The Canal District: A Continuing History of Modern Planning
  • PART III: TWENTY-FIRST-CENTURY CHALLENGES
  • 8 Preservation through Transformation: Amsterdam through the Lens of Barcelona
  • 9 The Canal District as a Site of Cognitive-Cultural Activities: "A Miracle of Spaciousness, Compactness, Intelligible Order"
  • 10 Cause Célèbre: The Contested History of the Canal District
  • 11 The Present-Day Canal District as Home: Living in a Commodified Space
  • References
  • Contributors
  • Index

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