Decoding Manhattan : island of diagrams, maps, and graphics /
Antoniou, Antonis,author.
Heller, Steven,author.
Abrams (Publishing company),publisher.
The authors have assembled a large collection of captioned images that represent Manhattan's grid of streets and blocks, the scale of its buildings, the rapid pace of its life, the types of people and things that populate it, the texts that cover every surface, and the love the city inspires.  The hidden lives of skyscrapers, subways, streets, neighborhoods, cultural scenes, newspapers and magazines, and even language, trash and scents are included along the way.
Includes bibliographical references (page 236) and index.
Introduction: Manhattan as diagram -- Mutations on grid island -- The biggest apple -- Rapturous motion -- Species of the urban wild -- Text and the city -- We heart NY -- Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgments -- Credits.
The authors have assembled a large collection of captioned images that represent Manhattan's grid of streets and blocks, the scale of its buildings, the rapid pace of its life, the types of people and things that populate it, the texts that cover every surface, and the love the city inspires.  The hidden lives of skyscrapers, subways, streets, neighborhoods, cultural scenes, newspapers and magazines, and even language, trash and scents are included along the way.
Charts, diagrams, etc
Cities and towns
City and town life
City planning
City traffic
Historical geography
Land use
Subways
Transportation
Charts, diagrams, etc.
Cities and towns.
City and town life.
City planning.
City traffic.
Historical geography.
Land use.
Subways.
Transportation.