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Victor Gruen may well have been the most influential architect of the twentieth century. -Malcom Gladwell, New Yorker Mall Maker is an important book... The fact that Gruen's buildings are more lived in than the work of nearly any other modern architect makes him a designer worth reading about. -Metropolis Magazine An insightful account ... in lucid prose. -New York Times Hardwick's thesis is compelling ... : instead of saving the city, Gruen inadvertently contributed to its demise. -Washington Times A pioneering book on a seriously neglected subject, and everybody interested in the evolution of twentieth-century cities should read it. -Alex Garvin, Archives of American Art Journal Hardwick brings fresh insight into the specific role of shopping centers in spawning the twin evils of sprawl and urban decline. -Enterprise & Society

Victor Gruen may well have been the most influential architect of the twentieth century. -Malcom Gladwell, New Yorker Mall Maker is an important book... The fact that Gruen's buildings are more lived in than the work of nearly any other modern architect makes him a designer worth reading about. -Metropolis Magazine An insightful account ... in lucid prose. -New York Times Hardwick's thesis is compelling ... : instead of saving the city, Gruen inadvertently contributed to its demise. -Washington Times A pioneering book on a seriously neglected subject, and everybody interested in the evolution of twentieth-century cities should read it. -Alex Garvin, Archives of American Art Journal Hardwick brings fresh insight into the specific role of shopping centers in spawning the twin evils of sprawl and urban decline. -Enterprise & Society

Victor Gruen may well have been the most influential architect of the twentieth century. -Malcom Gladwell, New Yorker Mall Maker is an important book... The fact that Gruen's buildings are more lived in than the work of nearly any other modern architect makes him a designer worth reading about. -Metropolis Magazine An insightful account ... in lucid prose. -New York Times Hardwick's thesis is compelling ... : instead of saving the city, Gruen inadvertently contributed to its demise. -Washington Times A pioneering book on a seriously neglected subject, and everybody interested in the evolution of twentieth-century cities should read it. -Alex Garvin, Archives of American Art Journal Hardwick brings fresh insight into the specific role of shopping centers in spawning the twin evils of sprawl and urban decline. -Enterprise & Society

Victor Gruen may well have been the most influential architect of the twentieth century. -Malcom Gladwell, New Yorker Mall Maker is an important book... The fact that Gruen's buildings are more lived in than the work of nearly any other modern architect makes him a designer worth reading about. -Metropolis Magazine An insightful account ... in lucid prose. -New York Times Hardwick's thesis is compelling ... : instead of saving the city, Gruen inadvertently contributed to its demise. -Washington Times A pioneering book on a seriously neglected subject, and everybody interested in the evolution of twentieth-century cities should read it. -Alex Garvin, Archives of American Art Journal Hardwick brings fresh insight into the specific role of shopping centers in spawning the twin evils of sprawl and urban decline. -Enterprise & Society

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M. Jeffrey Hardwick is Senior Program Officer at the National Endowment for the Humanities. He earned his Ph.D. degree in American studies from Yale University.

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