Mysteries of the mall
Subtitle: and other essays
By: Witold Rybczynski
Edition: First edition.
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 319
ISBN-13: 9780374269937
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Architecture and society; Cities and towns; History; City planning
Description: "A deep exploration of modern life that examines our cities, public places, and homes."--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Part one: the way we live today. Mysteries of the mall ; Godfathers of sprawl ; Big-city amenities. Trees. High-tech jobs. Cappucino. Retirement paradise. Nose rings ; Designs for escape ; Thoughts on Home; title: Part two: our urban condition. Tocqueville, urban critic ; We're all Venetians now ; Downtown ; Bauhaus blunders ; Downsizing cities ; The fifth city ; Bollard burg ; New York's rumpus room ; Why we need Olmsted again; title: Part three: the art of building. A distinguished failure ; Show dogs ; When buildings try too hard ; The unreal America ; The story king ; A good public building ; A blight at the opera ; Sounds as good as it looks ; The biggest small buildings ; Palladio in the rough; title: Part four: place makers. The master ; Corbu ; Why Wright endures ; Call Arup ; Mr. Success ; The unfettered eclectic ; A humble architect ; The Zen master ; The smart man from Hollywood.