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Rykwert, Joseph 1926-

The Seduction of Place : the history and future of the city. / txt Joseph Rykwert ; [with a new afterword]. - First Vintage Books edition - xii, 301 p. ill. ; 21 cm. book

Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-285) and index.

Contents:
Acknowledgments XI --
Finding Some Place in All the Space 3 --
1 . How We Got There 21 --
2 . First Aid 43 --
3 . House and Home 75 --
4 . Style , Type , and Urban Fabric 103 --
5 . Flight from the City : Lived Space and Virtual Space 132 --
6 . The Suburbs and the New Capitals 160 --
7 . The Heart of the City and the Capital of a Globe 189 --
8 . For the New Millennium ? 220 --
Afterword 247 --
Notes 265 --
Bibliography 277 --
Index 287 --


ISBN: 0375700447

LCCN: 2002281143

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Cities and towns
City planning
Architecture

LC Class. No.: HT151 / R93 2002