After the city
By: Lars Lerup.
Publisher: MIT Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Cambridge
Language: eng
Number of pages: 200
Subjects: City planning -- History -- 20th century; City planning -- Philosophy; Metropolitan areas; Suburbs; Architecture, Modern -- 20th century
Description: "Until now, architects have been trained to serve the elite few, as reflected in a belief in customization and the uniqueness of each project. Instead, Lerup holds, architectural educators should promote teamwork and the design of authorless objects, combined with an integration of design and practice. Before we can rethink the architectural curriculum, however, we must rethink the metropolis.".

"And rethink the metropolis is just what Lerup does. He moves from contemplation of the form and philosophical implications of the Pantheon to a discussion of how Levittown residents seek and create community. The result is a work with profound practical implications. Unlike the many who view suburbia with paranoid dismay, Lerup takes an optimistic view of the new, open metropolis - for him not the site of unavoidable uniformity and mediocrity, but an exciting new frontier."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 190-194) and index.