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049			_aCARIBET
050	0	0	_aNA705 _bF67 1994
100	1		_aFord, Larry _d1943- _9224748
245	1	0	_aCities and Buildings _bSkyscrappers, skid rows, and suburbs _cLarry R. Ford. _htxt
264			_aBaltimore : _bJohns Hopkins University Press _c1994
300			_aiii,304p. _bill. _c25cm. _fill
336			_2rdacontent _btxt _atext
337			_2rdamedia _bn _aunmediaded
338			_2rdacarrier _bnc _avolume
490		0	_aCreating The North American Landscape
504			_aIncludes Bibliographical references (p. 281-296) and index.
504			_aInclude index
505			_aContents: 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.
520			_aIn 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.
650		0	_aArchitecture _xUnited States. _954081 _2Local
650		0	_aCity planning _xUnited States. _973701 _2Local
942			_c6 _hNA705 _2lcc _kGeneral _mF67 1994