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OverviewA study of the shape and appearance of civic places and the social, political, and cultural circumstances that bring them into existence. A civic place belongs to everyone and yet to nobody in particular. In Civic Realism, Peter G. Rowe looks at the shape and appearance of civic places, and at the social, political, and cultural circumstances that bring them into existence. The book is as much about the making and reshaping of civic places as it is about urban architecture per se. According to Rowe, the best civic place-making occurs across the divide between the state and civil society. By contrast, the alternatives are not very attractive. On the one side are state-sponsored edifices and places of authoritarian nature. On the other are the exclusive enclaves of corporate-dominated urban and suburban environments. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Peter G. RowePublisher: MIT Press Ltd Imprint: MIT Press Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 17.50cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 21.30cm Weight: 0.612kg ISBN: 9780262681056ISBN 10: 0262681056 Pages: 266 Publication Date: 18 February 1999 Recommended Age: From 18 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely Availability: Out of stock  Table of ContentsReexamining the public realm; civic realms and public places; realism and world making; individual spaces and collective places; representation and constitution of spatial meanings; the practice of civic realism.ReviewsCivic Realism is a well-timed study which will benefit everyone involved in public life--planners, designers, and users. --Publishers Weekly Author InformationPeter G. Rowe is Dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Design, where he is Raymond Garbe Professor of Architecture and Urban Design. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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