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Interior Urbanism: Architecture, John Portman and Downtown America
Charles Rice
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Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 60 bw illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMB; AMR; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Vast interior spaces have become ubiquitous in the contemporary city. The soaring atriums and concourses of mega-hotels, shopping malls and transport interchanges define an increasingly normal experience of being `inside' in a city. Yet such spaces are also subject to intense criticism and claims that they can destroy the quality of a city's authentic life `on the outside'. Interior Urbanism explores the roots of this contemporary tension between inside and outside, identifying and analysing the concept of interior urbanism and tracing its history back to the works of John Portman and Associates in 1960s and 70s ... Read more
Vast interior spaces have become ubiquitous in the contemporary city. The soaring atriums and concourses of mega-hotels, shopping malls and transport interchanges define an increasingly normal experience of being `inside' in a city. Yet such spaces are also subject to intense criticism and claims that they can destroy the quality of a city's authentic life `on the outside'. Interior Urbanism explores the roots of this contemporary tension between inside and outside, identifying and analysing the concept of interior urbanism and tracing its history back to the works of John Portman and Associates in 1960s and 70s ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781472581198
SKU
V9781472581198
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About Charles Rice
Charles Rice is Professor of Architecture at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia.
Reviews for Interior Urbanism: Architecture, John Portman and Downtown America
Charles Rice's study of the architecture of John Portman raises key questions about the quality of public space in modern cities where multi-use complexes with gleaming towers and soaring atriums remake the relationship between street, square and interior. Rice thus offers a timely analysis for developers and planners in today's international marketplace.
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