Author

Publication

2000 - MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Language

English

Word Count

50,000 words, Guess

Page Count

200 pages

Identifiers

  • Open LibraryOL51403M
  • ISBN-100262122243
  • OCLC Control Number42798058
  • Library of Congress Control Number99056867
  • LibraryThing3694529
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  • Goodreads6150076

Classifications

  • DDC720
  • LCCNA9095 .L47 2000

Description

"Until now, architects have been trained to serve the elite few, as reflected in a belief in customization and the uniqueness of each project. Instead, Lerup holds, architectural educators should promote teamwork and the design of authorless objects, combined with an integration of design and practice. Before we can rethink the architectural curriculum, however, we must rethink the metropolis.". "And rethink the metropolis is just what Lerup does. He moves from contemplation of the form and philosophical implications of the Pantheon to a discussion of how Levittown residents seek and create community. The result is a work with profound practical implications. Unlike the many who view suburbia with paranoid dismay, Lerup takes an optimistic view of the new, open metropolis - for him not the site of unavoidable uniformity and mediocrity, but an exciting new frontier."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • After the cityMIT Press2000-01-01

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