Cities and Buildings
Ford, Larry 1943-
Cities and Buildings Skyscrappers, skid rows, and suburbs txt Larry R. Ford. - iii,304p. ill. 25cm. ill - Creating The North American Landscape .
Includes Bibliographical references (p. 281-296) and index. Include index
Contents: Preface: Thinking about Cities; or, My World and Welcome to It --
Introduction: Merging the Traditions of Space and Place --
1. Downtown Buildings: The Role of the Skyscraper in Shaping the American Central Business District --
2. The Downtown Frame: Buildings in Transition --
3. Places to Shop: Arcades, Bazaars, and Festival Centers --
4. The American Single-Family House --
5. Multiunit Housing and City Structure --
6. Drive-in Dreams: Decades of Design on the American Commercial Strip --
7. Architectural Innovations at Home and Abroad: Some Speculations on Future Trends.
In offering an account of the relationship between urban architecture - especially vernacular architecture - and the spatial arrangement and development of cities in North America, this book shows how changes in the built environment parallel changes in urban economies and human culture.
0801846471 0801846463
93005752
Architecture--United States.
City planning--United States.
NA705 / F67 1994
Cities and Buildings Skyscrappers, skid rows, and suburbs txt Larry R. Ford. - iii,304p. ill. 25cm. ill - Creating The North American Landscape .
Includes Bibliographical references (p. 281-296) and index. Include index
Contents: Preface: Thinking about Cities; or, My World and Welcome to It --
Introduction: Merging the Traditions of Space and Place --
1. Downtown Buildings: The Role of the Skyscraper in Shaping the American Central Business District --
2. The Downtown Frame: Buildings in Transition --
3. Places to Shop: Arcades, Bazaars, and Festival Centers --
4. The American Single-Family House --
5. Multiunit Housing and City Structure --
6. Drive-in Dreams: Decades of Design on the American Commercial Strip --
7. Architectural Innovations at Home and Abroad: Some Speculations on Future Trends.
In offering an account of the relationship between urban architecture - especially vernacular architecture - and the spatial arrangement and development of cities in North America, this book shows how changes in the built environment parallel changes in urban economies and human culture.
0801846471 0801846463
93005752
Architecture--United States.
City planning--United States.
NA705 / F67 1994