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201) Conflict, commerce, and an aesthetic of appropriation in the Italian maritime cities, 1000-1150
Author
Series
Medieval Mediterranean volume Volume 112
Publisher
Brill
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
203) Seats of power in Europe during the Hundred Years War: an architectural study from 1330 to 1480
Author
Publisher
Oxbow Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
207) Mapping modernity in Shanghai: space, gender, and visual culture in the sojourners' city, 1853-98
Author
Series
Publisher
Routledge
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
"This book explores the relationship between the city of Rome and the Aurelian wall during the six centuries following its construction in the 270s AD, a period when the city changed and contracted almost beyond recognition, as it evolved from imperial capital into the spiritual center of Western Christendom. The wall became the single most prominent feature in the urban landscape, a dominating presence which came bodily to incarnate the political,...
209) 16 acres
Publisher
Tanexis Productions
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
The rebuilding of Ground Zero is the most architecturally, politically, and emotionally complex construction project in recent American history. The struggle to develop these sixteen acres of sacred lands has encompassed twelve years, nineteen government agencies, and over $20 billion. Aside from the engineering challenges, various constituencies-politicians, developers, architects, insurers, local residents, and relatives of 9/11 victims-profess...
Publisher
Final Cut for Real, APS & Zanadu Film
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
A meditation on the changing nature of cities, while celebrating the influential work of Danish architect Jan Gehl (and others at Gehl Architects) who have long championed a "human-centered" approach to city building. On estimate, 50 % of the world's population lives in urban areas. By 2050 this will increase to 80%. Life in a mega city is both enchanting and problematic. Today we face peak oil, climate change, loneliness, and severe health issues...