| Dream City: Vancouver and the Global Imagination Contributor(s): Berelowitz, Lance (Author) |
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ISBN: 1553651707 ISBN-13: 9781553651703 Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Urban & Land Use Planning - Architecture | Regional |
| Dewey: 307.121 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 7.4" W x 10.4" (1.95 lbs) 276 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian - Locality - Vancouver, British Columbia - Geographic Orientation - British Columbia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Vancouver, located at the edge of a continent and the edge of national consciousness, has become the model for post-industrial urbanism. Does it deserve the attention? This provocative new book explores the links between the city's seductive natural setting, turbulent political history, planning and design culture, and the local and global forces that are reshaping Vancouver's urban environment at a ferocious pace. Filled with historical and contemporary photographs and maps, "Dream City offers compelling insight into how buildings, public spaces, extraordinary landscapes, and civic values have merged to form a uniquely 21st-century city. |