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OverviewThe long-awaited collection by one of architecture's most exciting voices. Michael Sorkin is widely hailed as one of the best architecture critics writing today. Iconoclastic and often controversial, he is a witty, entertaining, yet ultimately serious writer. In this new collection, Sorkin reviews the state of contemporary architecture and surveys the dramatic changes in the urban environment of the past decade. From New York to New Delhi, from Shanghai to Cairo, Sorkin offers a sweeping assessment of the impact of globalization, environmental degradation, electronic media, rapid growth, and the legacies of modernist planning. Whether laying out, manifesto-like, eleven necessary tasks for urban design, providing a fresh take on the Disneyfication of Times Square, grappling with sprawl, or blasting the nostalgic prescriptions of ""new urbanist"" communities (which he dubs ""Reaganville""), Sorkin makes a compelling argument for an architecture and urbanism firmly grounded in both artistic expression and social purpose. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Michael SorkinPublisher: University of Minnesota Press Imprint: University of Minnesota Press Dimensions: Width: 14.90cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.345kg ISBN: 9780816634835ISBN 10: 0816634831 Pages: 264 Publication Date: 05 October 2001 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationMichael Sorkin is principal of the Michael Sorkin Studio and professor of architecture and director of the graduate urban design program at New York's City College. He is the author of Giving Ground (with Joan Copjec, 1999), Wiggle (1998), Exquisite Corpse (1994), and Variations on a Theme Park (1991), and his writing has appeared in the Village Voice, Metropolis, New York Times Magazine, and other publications. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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