Designs on the public the private lives of New York's public spaces /

Designs on the public the private lives of New York's public spaces /

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Kristine F. Miller delves into six of New York's public spaces, including Times Square, Trump Tower, and Sony Plaza, to trace how design influences their complicated existence. Design is, in Miller's view, complicit in regulation of public spaces in New York City to exclude undesirables an...

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Bibliografski detalji
Glavni autor: Miller, Kristine F.
Format: Elektronički Knjiga
Jezik:English
Izdano: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c2007.
Teme:
Public spaces > New York (State) > New York.
Architecture and society > New York (State) > New York.
Land use, Urban > New York (State) > New York.
Electronic books.
Opis
Sažetak:Kristine F. Miller delves into six of New York's public spaces, including Times Square, Trump Tower, and Sony Plaza, to trace how design influences their complicated existence. Design is, in Miller's view, complicit in regulation of public spaces in New York City to exclude undesirables and privilege commercial interests, and in this work she shows how design can reactivate public space and public life.
Opis:1 online resource (xxii, 180 p.) : ill., map.
Bibliografija:Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-168) and index.
ISBN:9780816653768 (electronic bk.)
0816653763 (electronic bk.)

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