Preserving the World's Great Cities: The Destruction and

Preserving the World's Great Cities: The Destruction and Renewal of the Historic Metropolis

Both epic and intimate, this is the story of the fight to save the worldâ€™s architectural and cultural heritage as it is embodied in the extraordinary buildings and urban spaces of the great cities of Asia, the Americas, and Europe.

Never before have the complexities and dramas of urban preservation been as keenly documented as in Preserving the Worldâ€™s Great Cities. In researching this important work, Anthony Tung traveled throughout the world to visit remarkable buildings and districts in China, Italy, Greece, the U.S., Japan, and elsewhere. Everywhere he found both the devastating legacy of war, economics, and indifference and the accomplishments of people who have worked and sometimes risked their lives to preserve and renew the most meaningful urban expressions of the human spirit.

From Singaporeâ€™s blind rush to become the most modern city of the East to Warsawâ€™s poignant and heroic effort to resurrect itself from the Nazisâ€™ systematic campaign of physical and cultural obliteration, from New York and Rome to Kyoto and Cairo, we see the city as an expression of the best and worst within us. This is essential reading for fans of Jane Jacobs and Witold Rybczynski and everyone who is concerned about urban preservation.
Country USA
Brand Clarkson Potter
Manufacturer Clarkson Potter
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2001-10-09
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780517701485

Country	USA
Brand	Clarkson Potter
Manufacturer	Clarkson Potter
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2001-10-09
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780517701485

Preserving the World's Great Cities: The Destruction and Renewal of the Historic Metropolis

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