Verlag: D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, 2013
ISBN 10: 1935202170 ISBN 13: 9781935202172
Anbieter: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, USA
Zustand: USED_VERYGOOD. SHoP Architects (illustrator). Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
Verlag: Princeton University Press, 2024
ISBN 10: 0691208433 ISBN 13: 9780691208435
Anbieter: Monster Bookshop, Fleckney, Vereinigtes Königreich
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Verlag: Princeton Univers. Press Sep 2024, 2024
ISBN 10: 0691208433 ISBN 13: 9780691208435
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'From one of today's most inspired architects and urban advocates, a manifesto for architecture as a force for addressing our biggest social challengesThe world is facing unprecedented challenges, from climate change and population growth, to political division and technological dislocation, to declining mental health and fraying cultural fabric. With most of the planet's population now living in urban environments, cities are the spaces where we have the greatest potential to confront and address these problems. In this visionary book, Vishaan Chakrabarti argues for an 'architecture of urbanity,' showing how the design of our communities can create a more equitable, sustainable, and joyous future for us all.Taking readers from the great cities of antiquity to the worldwide exurban sprawl of our postindustrial age, Chakrabarti examines architecture's relationship to history's greatest social, technological, and environmental dilemmas. He then presents a rich selection of work by a global array of practicing architects, demonstrating how innovative design can dramatically improve life in big cities and small settlements around the world, from campuses and refugee camps to mega-cities like Säao Paulo, Lima, Los Angeles, New York, Paris, and Tokyo.Lavishly illustrated with a wealth of original graphics, data visualizations, photographs, and drawings, The Architecture of Urbanity eloquently explains why cities are the last, best hope for humanity, and why designers must, alongside political, business, community, and cultural leaders, steward the healing of our planet'.
Verlag: Metropolis Books Mai 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 1935202170 ISBN 13: 9781935202172
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Buch. Zustand: Neu. SHoP Architects (illustrator). Neuware - In A Country of Cities, Vishaan Chakrabarti argues that well-designed cities are the key to solving the United States' great national challenges: environmental degradation, unsustainable consumption, economic stagnation, rising public health costs and decreased social mobility. If we develop them wisely in the future, our cities can be the force leading us into a new era of progressive and prosperous stewardship of our nation. In compelling chapters, Chakrabarti brings us a wealth of information about cities, suburbs and exurbs, looking at how they developed across the 50 states and their roles in prosperity and globalization, sustainability and resilience, and heath and joy. Counter to what you might think, American cities today are growing faster than their suburban counterparts for the first time since the 1920s. If we can intelligently increase the density of our cities as they grow and build the transit systems, schools, parks and other infrastructure to support them, Chakrabarti shows us how both job opportunities and an improved, sustainable environment are truly within our means. In this call for an urban America, he illustrates his argument with numerous infographics illustrating provocative statistics on issues as disparate as rising childhood obesity rates, ever-lengthening automobile commutes and government subsidies that favor highways over mass transit. The book closes with an eloquent manifesto that rallies us to build 'a Country of Cities', to turn a country of highways, houses and hedges into a country of trains, towers and trees.
Verlag: KNV Besorgung, 2017
ISBN 10: 1935202170 ISBN 13: 9781935202172
Anbieter: moluna, Greven, Deutschland
Zustand: NEW. SHoP Architects (illustrator). KlappentextrnrnIn A Country of Cities, Vishaan Chakrabarti argues that well-designed cities are the key to solving the United States great national challenges: environmental degradation, unsustainable consumption, economic stagnation, rising pu.