City Life
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.18 (507 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0684825295 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-12 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
In City Life, Witold Rybczynski looks at what we want from cities, how they have evolved, and what accounts for their unique identities. In this vivid description of everything from the early colonial settlements to the advent of the skyscraper to the changes wrought by the automobile, the telephone, the airplane, and telecommuting, Rybczynski reveals how our urban spaces have been shaped by the landscapes and lifestyles of the New World.
John G. Lynch said As usual, Witold's writing style is part of the. As usual, Witold's writing style is part of the value of this book. His insightful views on urban life and structure are invaluable.. not a bad book. His name is pronounced rib-chin-ski, and that is (sadly) about all I remember from my class that we used this book in.. "Informative" according to Andrew McCaffrey. The back cover contains a quote from Wall Street Journal reviewer Roger Starr, stating that CITY LIFE by Witold Rybczynski is a "fascinating investigation of what cities - especially modern cities - should be like." This isn't strictly true. It's an investigation all right, but one more focused on what modern cities actually are and how they came to be that way, than a manifesto about the way things ought to be. A lot of history is covered, from brief mentions of the earlier dwellings of the Native Americans to the complexities inherent in our modern me
. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Publishers Weekly Rybczynski presents a historical survey of the development of American cities