Creating cities/building cities : architecture and urban competitiveness /

Creating cities/building cities : architecture and urban competitiveness /

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Author / Creator:	Kresl, Peter Karl, author.
Imprint:	Cheltenham, Glos ; Northampton, Massachusetts : Edward Elgar Publishing, [2017] ©2017
Description:	xi, 217 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	City planning. Urban renewal. Urban beautification. City planning. Urban beautification. Urban renewal.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11414268

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Other authors / contributors:	Ietri, Daniele, author.
ISBN:	1786431602 9781786431608
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	For the past 150 years, architecture has been a significant tool in the hands of city planners and leaders. In Creating Cities/Building Cities, Peter Karl Kresl and Daniele Ietri illustrate how these planners and leaders have utilized architecture to achieve a variety of aims, influencing the situation, perception and competitiveness of their cities. Whether the objective is branding, re-vitalization of the economy, beautification, development of an economic and business center, status development, or seeking distinction with the tallest building, distinctive architecture has been an essential instrument for those who manage the course of a city's development. Since the 1870s, and the reconstruction of Chicago following the Great Fire, architecture has been affected powerfully by advances in design, technology and materials used in construction. The authors identify several key elements in such a strategic initiative and in the penultimate chapter examine several cases of cities that have ignored one or more of these elements and have failed in their attempt. A unique set of insights into this fascinating topic, this study will appeal to specialists in urban planning, economic geography and architecture. Readers interested in urban development will also find its coverage accessible and enlightening.

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Call Number:	HT166 .K74 2017
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