Civic Realism by Peter G Rowe

Civic Realism by Peter G Rowe

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Civic Realism by Peter G Rowe

A 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.
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ISBN 13 9780262681056
ISBN 10 0262681056
Title Civic Realism
Author Peter G Rowe
Series The Mit Press
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher MIT Press Ltd
Year published 1999-02-18
Number of pages 266
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