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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Miller, Kristine F. (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press 2007.
Edición:1st ed
Materias:
Public spaces > New York (State) > New York.
Architecture and society > New York (State) > New York.
Land use, Urban > New York (State) > New York.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009438744806719
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Sumario: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.
Notas:Description based upon print version of record.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (204 p.)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780816653768

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