The Seduction of Place: The History and Future of Cities (Häftad)
avJoseph Rykwert, Rykwert
ISBN: 9780375700446 - UTGIVEN: 2002-03No other place on earth is as full both of promise and of dread as the city; it is at once alienating and exciting. These concentrations of people have not, however, come about as the result of vast immutable, impersonal forces, but because of human choices. The worsening or betterment of urban life[...]
The Seduction of Place (Häftad)
avJoseph Rykwert
ISBN: 9780192805546 - UTGIVEN: 200406Joseph Rykwert explores the great cities of the modern world, examining their fabric and assessing how successfully they have met the needs of their inhabitants. He charts the complex story of the growth of the city, setting architectural development firmly within a political, economic, social, and [...]
On Adam's House in Paradise: The Idea of the Primative Hut in Architectural History (Övrig)
avJoseph Rykwert
ISBN: 9780262680363 - UTGIVEN: 1981-01-01This new edition of On Adam's House in Paradise (first published by the Museum of Modern Art) incorporates all the original illustrations and several new ones, as well as additional text by the author.On Adam's House in Paradise "takes off backward through history hunting for Adam's house, the origi[...]
The Dancing Column (Pocket)
avJoseph Rykwert
ISBN: 9780262681018 - UTGIVEN: 1998-02Joseph Rykwert is one of the major architectural historians of this century, whose full humanistic understanding of architecture and its historical significance is unrivaled. The Dancing Column is certain to be his most controversial and challenging work to date. A decade in preparation, it is a dee[...]
Idea of a Town (Häftad)
avJoseph Rykwert
ISBN: 9780571274789 - UTGIVEN: 201012Roman towns and their history are generally regarded as being the preserve of the archaeologist or the economic historian. This title touches on such disparate themes as psychology and urban architecture.[...]
