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  • Rybczynski, Witold.
     
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    Mysteries of the mall : and other essays / Witold Rybczynski.
    by Rybczynski, Witold.
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    New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015.
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  • Cities and towns -- United States -- History.
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  • City planning -- United States.
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  • Architecture and society -- United States.
  • ISBN: 
    9780374269937 (hardcover)
    0374269939 (hardcover)
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    viii, 319 pages ; 22 cm
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    First edition.
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    Part one: the way we live today. Mysteries of the mall ; Godfathers of sprawl ; Big-city amenities. Trees. High-tech jobs. Cappucino. Retirement paradise. Nose rings ; Designs for escape ; Thoughts on Home -- Part two: our urban condition. Tocqueville, urban critic ; We're all Venetians now ; Downtown ; Bauhaus blunders ; Downsizing cities ; The fifth city ; Bollard burg ; New York's rumpus room ; Why we need Olmsted again -- Part three: the art of building. A distinguished failure ; Show dogs ; When buildings try too hard ; The unreal America ; The story king ; A good public building ; A blight at the opera ; Sounds as good as it looks ; The biggest small buildings ; Palladio in the rough -- Part four: place makers. The master ; Corbu ; Why Wright endures ; Call Arup ; Mr. Success ; The unfettered eclectic ; A humble architect ; The Zen master ; The smart man from Hollywood.
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    "A deep exploration of modern life that examines our cities, public places, and homes."--Provided by publisher.
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    Hawaii State LibraryArt, Music & Recreation720 RyChecked out06/27/2024Add Copy to MyList


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