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The City after the Automobile: An Architect's Vision
By Moshe Safdie, Wendy E. Kohn
200 pages
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- Westview Press
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- Boulder, CO
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Synopsis
Urban architect Moshe Safdie argues that vital cities are an organic and necessary part of human civilization. With innovations such as transportation nodes, elevated moving sidewalks, public utility cars, and buildings designed to maximize daylight, views, and personal interaction, Safdie's proposal challenges us all to create a more satisfying and humanistic environment. Illustrated.Related books and articles at Questia
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Table of contents
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- Also by Moshe Safdie ii
- Title Page iii
- Contents v
- Acknowledgments vii
- Prologue ix
- Part I Visions of the City 1
- Chapter 1 the Ailing City 3
- Chapter 2 the Evolving City 11
- Chapter 3 the End of the City 27
- Part Ii Facing Reality 37
- Chapter 4 the Making of Public Space 39
- Chapter 5 Working in the City 55
- Chapter 6 Living in the City 69
- Chapter 7 Confronting Mega-Scale 85
- Part III Toward the Future 101
- Chapter 8 Planning the Region 103
- Also by Moshe Safdie ii
- Title Page iii
- Contents v
- Acknowledgments vii
- Prologue ix
- Part I Visions of the City 1
- Chapter 1 the Ailing City 3
- Chapter 2 the Evolving City 11
- Chapter 3 the End of the City 27
- Part Ii Facing Reality 37
- Chapter 4 the Making of Public Space 39
- Chapter 5 Working in the City 55
- Chapter 6 Living in the City 69
- Chapter 7 Confronting Mega-Scale 85
- Part III Toward the Future 101
- Chapter 8 Planning the Region 103
- Chapter 9 Traveling the Region 123
- Chapter 10 the Utility Car 137
- Chapter 11 the City After the Automobile 151
- Epilogue: Urbana 169
- End Notes 175
- Index 181