The Press and the building of cities : proceedings of a working conference for 30 reporters from metropolitan newspapers / proceedings editor, George McCue.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

McCue, George.

American Institute of Architects.

Columbia University. Graduate School of Journalism.

Columbia University. School of Architecture.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

City planning and the press--Congresses.

City planning and the press.

Physical Description:

x, 170 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Place of Publication:

Washington : American Institute of Architects, [1962?]

Contents:

The changing American city and its challenge to the press

Forces that shape the city

Standards for evaluating design

Urban transportation and the form of the metropolis

The center of the city and its buildings

The suburbs and the single-family house

New forms of urban housing

Community buildings as focal points of cities

The reporters report

The press and the building of cities

The role of the reporter and critic

From reporter to architect, a resolution.

Notes:

"[The conference was] conducted by the Graduate School of Journalism and the School of Architecture, Columbia University, and supported by the American Institute of Architects; October 1-3, 1962, Columbia University."

Bibliography: p. 167-170.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Gift of Henry J. Magaziner.

OCLC:

432420