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15%OFFLynn, Robin; Morrone, Francis - Guide to New York City Urban Landscapes - 9780393733570 - V9780393733570
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Guide to New York City Urban Landscapes

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Description for Guide to New York City Urban Landscapes Paperback. A tour of not-to-be-missed public places-parks, plazas, memorials, streets-that shape the New York experience. Num Pages: 288 pages, 130 color photographs. BIC Classification: AMV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 610.
The thirty-eight urban gems covered here range from newly created linear spaces along the water’s edge, such as Brooklyn Bridge Park and the East River Waterfront Esplanade, to revitalized squares and circles, such as those at Gansevoort Plaza in the Meatpacking District and Columbus Circle, to repurposed open spaces like the freight tracks, now the High Line, and Concrete Plant Park in the Bronx. Readers can discover midtown atriums, mingle with the crowds in Union Square, travel offshore to nearby Governors Island, and enjoy the vistas of historic Green-Wood Cemetery. Pete Hamill writes in his foreword, “I’ve . . . ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393733570
SKU
V9780393733570
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About Lynn, Robin; Morrone, Francis
Robin Lynn conceived and edited 10 Architectural Walks in Manhattan by Francis Morrone and Matthew Postal (W.W. Norton & Company, 2009), and co-authored A Walking Tour of Cast Iron Architecture in SoHo with Margot Gayle (Friends of Cast Iron Architecture, 1983; second edition, Victorian Society New York on behalf of Friends of Cast Iron Architecture, 2011). She organized architectural walking ... Read more

Reviews for Guide to New York City Urban Landscapes
"[I]nteresting histories and useful explanations for both local and visitor alike."
Chicago Botanic Garden "[R]eveals a plethora of diverse urban places that many, even the most knowledgeable New York, may not fully appreciate–or even know about. . . . Combining descriptive and at times evocative word pictures, necessary facts and figures, and stunning visual images, Guide to New York ... Read more

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