Unprecedented in its scope; Cross-Cultural Urban Design: Global or Local Practice? explores how urban design has responded to recent trends towards global standardisation. Following analysis of its practice in the local domain; the book looks at how urban planning and design should be repositioned for the future. It looks at:population movement urbanization suburbanization tourism commercialization environmental degradation flows of capital. Mapping out how urban practitioners; researchers and educators are currently responding to these issues in their work; this volume presents and discusses cases and theories of urbanism from across the globe. Contributions are framed in three sections: Re-conceptualising the city; presenting ways to read the contemporary city and re-think work within it; Experiments in practice; presenting and discussing case studies where practitioners have confronted new conditions and Learning cross-cultural urban design; presenting and discussing learning as a field of research and its contribution to practice.A unique collection; Cross-cultural Urban Design outlines a new way of thinking about urban design within the complex context of the contemporary world and points a way forward ndash; as a cross-cultural practice that supports and develops sustainability.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A pictorial history of ManhattanBy Rama RaoThis is an interesting book that documents the history of Manhattan through black and white pictures. Most pictures printed in this book are between 1935 and 1938. It is by no means an exhaustive work but it should be of interest for casual readers interested in the history of New York City. The financial district; New York harbor; East River; the Lower East Side and Fifth Avenue is prominently illustrated. Most notable parts of the city missing in this book are the Time Square and Central Park. However there are several photographs that are worth looking at; which includes; a 1938 aerial picture looking-down on Broadway from Wall Street to Battery Park; a 1938 aerial photograph of the Wall Street; the 1937 picture of Brooklyn Bridge with pier 21; a 1936 picture of Metropolitan Elevated Railway Companys Lines at Second and the Third Avenue; a 1937 picture of Hester Street chicken market; the 1936 picture of Washington Square looking North (this is my favorite photograph in this book); a 1935 photograph of 32 Street and Third Avenue showing a street newspaper vendor; there are more than one hundred magazines on display in this photograph and the covers of many of magazine shows movie stars of the day that include; Jean Harlow; Greta Garbo; and Claudette Colbert.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Nostalgia great photos on NYCBy sam espositoNearly 100 classic images by noted photographer: Rockefeller Center on the rise; Bowery restaurants; dramatic views of the Citys bridges; Washington Square; old movie houses; rows of old tenements laced with laundry; Wall Street; Flatiron Building; waterfront; and many other landmarks.6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. A Wonderful Picture HistoryBy A_BookaholicThis book and similar ones for other decades are a wonderful trip through history by the use of photography and words that supplement what we read; hear about or have experienced. As a native New Yorker; looking through this book (that was originally a WPA project (Works Progress Administration)); it brings back memories of places that either still existed when I was young or are no longer present. In any event; it is worth it to see these photos for anyone who has any sense of or interest in history. Looking at this decade; the 1930s (mid to late); one can see how rapidly New York City and its surroundings grew over a few short decades. There is one photograph of a downtown sea plane landing area for wealthier commuters to the financial district that is interesting.The few little buildings across the street from this East River landing spot not but a few decades later would be 111 Wall Street that was a Citi Bank; now CitiCorp banking building. It is also near the Seaport Museum.In the lobby area of the building there was (still is?) a small area dedicated to objects dating back to Colonial New York City; even a tri-corner hat; shoes; etc.)