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Creating Cities/Building Cities - Architecture and Urban Competitiveness (Hardcover)
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Creating Cities/Building Cities - Architecture and Urban Competitiveness (Hardcover)
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For the past 150 years, architecture has been a significant tool in
the hands of city planners and leaders. In Creating Cities/Building
Cities, Peter Karl Kresl and Daniele Ietri illustrate how these
planners and leaders have utilized architecture to achieve a
variety of aims, influencing the situation, perception and
competitiveness of their cities. Whether the objective is branding,
re-vitalization of the economy, beautification, development of an
economic and business center, status development, or seeking
distinction with the tallest building, distinctive architecture has
been an essential instrument for those who manage the course of a
city's development. Since the 1870s, and the reconstruction of
Chicago following the Great Fire, architecture has been affected
powerfully by advances in design, technology and materials used in
construction. The authors identify several key elements in such a
strategic initiative, and in the penultimate chapter examine
several cases of cities that have ignored one or more of these
elements and have failed in their attempt. A unique set of insights
into this fascinating topic, this study will appeal to specialists
in urban planning, economic geography, and architecture. Readers
interested in urban development will also find its coverage
accessible and enlightening.
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