City life: urban expectations in a new world

In City Life, Witold Rybczynski looks at what we want from cities, how they have evolved, and what accounts for their unique identities. In this vivid description of everything from the early colonial settlements to the advent of the skyscraper to the changes wrought by the automobile, the telephone...

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1. Verfasser: Rybczynski, Witold 1943- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York, NY Scribner 1995
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Zusammenfassung:In City Life, Witold Rybczynski looks at what we want from cities, how they have evolved, and what accounts for their unique identities. In this vivid description of everything from the early colonial settlements to the advent of the skyscraper to the changes wrought by the automobile, the telephone, the airplane, and telecommuting, Rybczynski reveals how our urban spaces have been shaped by the landscapes and lifestyles of the New World.
Beschreibung:256 S.
ISBN:0684813025