Building Barcelona : a second Renaixença. / txt
by Peter G. Rowe.
- 208 p. ill. ; col. maps ; 25 cm. book
Contents: 8 Earlier Moments -- 9 Breaking Out of the Walls -- 21 International Attention and Architectural Identity -- 30 Years of Hunger to Years of Development -- 38 Holding the Line -- 44 Transitions -- 48 Collective Possession -- 48 Taking Back the City -- 55 Urban Public Space Projects -- 66 Affinity With Urban Architecture -- 70 Passages -- 75 Plazas a Plenty -- 82 Olympic Opportunity -- 82 Lines of Command -- 88 Olympic and Other Urban Projects -- 103 Post Games Hangover -- 110 Just Rambling Along -- 114 Down by the Sea -- 120 Bold Transformations -- 120 Pushing Forward Again -- 129 River to River Transformations -- 142 Too Far, Too Fast? -- 148 Gone to Market -- 153 Meanwhile, Down at the Forum -- 158 Expanding Vision -- 159 Towards Regional Metropolitanism -- 168 Preserving Competitive Advantages -- 176 End of an Era -- 188 High Above the City -- 195 From Here to There -- 200 References -- 204 Necessary Abstractions -- 208 Illustrations Credits --
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Urban renewal--Spain--Barcelona. Architecture--History--Spain--Barcelona--20th century Architecture--Spain--Barcelona--20th century. City planning--Spain--Barcelona.