Mysteries of the mall : and other essays / Witold Rybczynski.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Rybczynski, Witold.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Cities and towns--United States--History.
• City planning--United States.
• Architecture and society--United States.

Genre:

• Essays.

Physical Description:

viii, 319 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015.

Summary:

"A deep exploration of modern life that examines our cities, public places, and homes."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

• Part one: the way we live today. Mysteries of the mall ; Godfathers of sprawl ; Big-city amenities. Trees. High-tech jobs. Cappucino. Retirement paradise. Nose rings ; Designs for escape ; Thoughts on Home
• Part two: our urban condition. Tocqueville, urban critic ; We're all Venetians now ; Downtown ; Bauhaus blunders ; Downsizing cities ; The fifth city ; Bollard burg ; New York's rumpus room ; Why we need Olmsted again
• Part three: the art of building. A distinguished failure ; Show dogs ; When buildings try too hard ; The unreal America ; The story king ; A good public building ; A blight at the opera ; Sounds as good as it looks ; The biggest small buildings ; Palladio in the rough
• Part four: place makers. The master ; Corbu ; Why Wright endures ; Call Arup ; Mr. Success ; The unfettered eclectic ; A humble architect ; The Zen master ; The smart man from Hollywood.

Notes:

Includes index.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Gift of the publisher.

ISBN:

• 9780374269937 : HRD
• 0374269939 : HRD