The Anxious City by Richard J Williams

The Anxious City by Richard J Williams

A unique and provocative history of the development of the idea of the city in recent years. Key public spaces and buildings in England, Europe and the USA are discussed in relation to their socio-political context.

'In this stimulating and perceptive study of modern cities, Williams argues that anxiety has been the defining characteristic of architectural debate and practice..With a few well-aimed barbs at Richard Rogers, a remarkabl defence of Milton Keynes and an astute comparison with Barcelona, this is highly interesting.' - Scotland on Sunday: The Review, December 2004

'Williams is impressive on the way that architects have articulated a culture informed by fear.' - David Clements, Culture Wars.org.uk, January 2005

'This is a very well researched, incredibly detailed and thoroughly insightful critique of the apprehensive period in which we live represented in a critique of a number of British cities.' -Austin Williams, Futurecities.org.uk

Richard J Williams is a lecturer in the Department of History of Art, University of Edinburgh. He studied at the universities of London and Manchester, and he previously taught at Liverpool John Moores University. His publications include After Modern Sculpture (2000) and numerous articles on the art and visual culture of the 1960s.

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ISBN 13	9780415279277
ISBN 10	0415279275
Title	The Anxious City
Author	Richard J Williams
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	2004-11-25
Number of pages	296
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