Preserving the World's Great Cities
Subtitle: The Destruction and Renewal of the Historic Metropolis
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
Published: October 9, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 480
ISBN-13: 9780517701485
Subjects: Architecture; Historic districts; Architectural Preservation And Restoration; Urban Architecture; Planning; Historic Preservation; Architecture / General; City planning; General; Conservation and restoration
First sentence: The twentieth century was the century of destruction.
Description: "This is the story of the fight to save the world's architectural and cultural heritage as it is embodied in the extraordinary buildings and urban spaces of the great cities of Asia, the Americas, and Europe.".

"In researching this important work, Anthony Tung traveled throughout the world to visit remarkable buildings and districts in China, Italy, Greece, the U.S., Japan, and elsewhere. Everywhere he found both the devastating legacy of war, economics, and indifference and the accomplishments of people who have worked and sometimes risked their lives to preserve and renew the most meaningful urban expressions of the human spirit.".

"From Singapore's blind rush to become the most modern city of the East to Warsaw's poignant and heroic effort to resurrect itself from the Nazis' systematic campaign of physical and cultural obliteration, from New York and Rome to Kyoto and Cairo, we see the city as an expression of the best and worst within us. This is essential reading for fans of Jane Jacobs and Witold Rybczynski and everyone who is concerned about urban preservation."--BOOK JACKET.