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Delirious New Orleans : manifesto for an extraordinary American city / Stephen Verderber.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Verderber, Stephen, author.
- Series:
- Roger Fullington Series in Architecture Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- City planning--Louisiana--New Orleans.
- City planning.
- Urban renewal--Louisiana--New Orleans.
- Urban renewal.
- Vernacular architecture.
- Vernacular architecture--Louisiana--New Orleans.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (260 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Austin, TX : University of Texas Press, [2009]
- Summary:
- An authoritative study of New Orleans's distinctive vernacular architecture that makes a compelling case for preserving and rebuilding these cultural treasures.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Cover
- Copyright
- Title Page
- Contents
- Foreword by Kevin Alter
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- PART 1. A Delirious Landscape
- PART 2. Commercial Vernacular Architecture in New Orleans
- PART 3. Soul, Funk, and Hip-Hop
- PART 4. Illusion, Delusion, and Folly
- PART 5. Roadside Nomadicism and a City's Rebirth
- PART 6. Architecture Under Siege: A Lesson from Katrina for Twenty-First-Century America
- Notes
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 9780292743663
- 0292743661
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