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Bhatia, Gautam, 1952-

Stories of storeys : art, architecture and the city / Gautam Bhatia ; photographs by Shivam Rastogi. - 1 online resource (xi, 378 pages)

Cover; SageHistory page; Halftitle page; Marketing page; Fulltitle page; Copyright page; Contents; Introduction; 1. Reading the City; 2. City in Decline; 3. Public Architecture; 4. Architecture Definitions; 5. The Architect; 6. Architecture in the City; 7. Practice; 8. Architecture and the Bureaucrat; 9. Architecture as Style; 10. Architect as Builder; 11. The Home Owner; 12. Architecture Consumer; 13. Architecture in Urbanism; 14. Urban Art; 15. City Cosmopolitan; 16. City Space; 17. Architecture as Luxury; 18. Architecture as Commerce; 19. City History; 20. Architecture as Landscape. 21. Art as Politics22. Greening Architecture; 23. Architecture as Photoshop; 24. Architecture as Idea; 25. Art as Idea; A Future Imagined; About the Author; Advert page.

A beautifully structured account of how urban environment and its facets affect us.

ISBN: 9789353280826 (electronic book) 9353280826 (electronic book) 9789353280819 (electronic bk.) 9353280818 (electronic bk.)

Source: 9789353280819 Ingram Content Group

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB999740 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 019064425 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Architecture and society.
Sociology, Urban.
Architecture et société.
Sociologie urbaine.
urban sociology.
ARCHITECTURE--Adaptive Reuse & Renovation.
ARCHITECTURE--Buildings--Landmarks & Monuments.
ARCHITECTURE--Professional Practice.
ARCHITECTURE--Reference.
Architecture and society.
Sociology, Urban.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: NA2543.S6 / B49 2018

Dewey Class. No.: 720.1/03