
In Search of the Public
Notes on the Contemporary American City
Center for Architecture, Urbanism, and Infrastructure (Publisher)
Published on 27. May 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
112 pages
978-0-9886663-0-6 (ISBN)
Description
In Search of the Public: Notes on the Contemporary American City presents an collection of essays, interviews, and projects that deal with the role of public space within contemporary American urbanism. This publication, the result of a conference held at Princeton University, examines the physical, social, and political impact of public/collective space through three key aspects: ownership, density, and the right of access within the city. Contributors come from a range of disciplines, bringing together perspectives of architects, politicians, academics, and non-profit advocates. Contrary to urban studies practitioners that focus their efforts on issues such as zoning, building codes, and land use policy, this publication focuses on the relevance and potential of architecture - as a practice of programming and form making - to transform the city and change our conception of public space.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Princeton
United States
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 182 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
422 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-9886663-0-6 (9780988666306)
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Persons
Mario Gandelsonas FAIA is the Director of the Center for Architecture, Urbanism and Infrastructure and a Professor of Architecture at Princeton University. Els Verbakel is a founding partner of Derman Verbakel Architecture in Tel Aviv and a lecturer at the Technion Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning