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Original Essays | November 5, 2009

John Buntin: IMG Notes from the (Bibliographic) Underground

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Synopsis:

Rykwert looks at the complex story of the city since the industrial revolution. Drawing on sociology, social, economic and political history and their interactions with the architectural history, he refers to Shanghai as much as to Los Angeles, Rio as London, Melbourne as Paris, in looking at past developments and for models for the future.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780297819998
Author:
RYKWERT, JOSEPH
Publisher:
ORION PUBLISHING CO
Location:
N
Copyright:
2000
Publication Date:
20000914
Binding:
HARDCOVER
Pages:
252
Dimensions:
234 x 156 in.
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