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Cities and Buildings - Skyscrapers, Skid Rows, and Suburbs (Paperback, Revised)
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Cities and Buildings - Skyscrapers, Skid Rows, and Suburbs (Paperback, Revised)
Series: Creating the North American Landscape
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In this text, Ford offers an account of the relationship between
urban architecture - especially vernacular architecture - and the
spatial arrangement and development of cities in North America.
From office towers in the central business district to commercial
strips in the "edge city", Ford shows how changes in the built
environment parallel changes in urban economies and human culture.
Focusing on ordinary structures rather than famous landmarks, the
book aims to provide a guide to understanding the changing
character of any urban landscape. Ford describes how the idea - as
well as the appearance - of the modern city has changed with the
evolution of buildings such as skyscrapers, skid-row hotels, single
family bungalows and ranches, large apartment buildings,
public-housing towers, motels, mini-malls and festival
market-places. Through illustrated case studies of specific
building types in particular places, Ford explores the conflicting
forces of decline, revitalization and preservation that constantly
transform the urban scene.
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