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Columbia in Manhattanville
Caitlin Blanchfield
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Description for Columbia in Manhattanville
Paperback. Num Pages: 150 pages, color illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AMG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 171 x 280 x 14. Weight in Grams: 426.
In 2003, Columbia University began planning an expansion into neighboring Manhattanville, the site of the soon-to-open campus designed by the Renzo Piano Building Workshop and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. The story of the project is a complex one-a university bursting at the seams, the changing imperatives of research facilities, large-scale investment in underground infrastructures, a controversial use of eminent domain, the commissioning of celebrated architects, and a remarkable campaign of community engagement all combining to reshape the public face of a venerable institution. Bringing together conversations with the architects and planners designing the Manhattanville campus, the educators who will inhabit ... Read more
In 2003, Columbia University began planning an expansion into neighboring Manhattanville, the site of the soon-to-open campus designed by the Renzo Piano Building Workshop and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. The story of the project is a complex one-a university bursting at the seams, the changing imperatives of research facilities, large-scale investment in underground infrastructures, a controversial use of eminent domain, the commissioning of celebrated architects, and a remarkable campaign of community engagement all combining to reshape the public face of a venerable institution. Bringing together conversations with the architects and planners designing the Manhattanville campus, the educators who will inhabit ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia Books on Architecture and the City
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
426 g
Number of Pages
150
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781941332238
SKU
V9781941332238
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About Caitlin Blanchfield
Caitlin Blanchfield is managing editor of Columbia Books on Architecture and the City.
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