TY  - BOOK
AU  - Milani,Raffaele
AU  - Federici,Corrado
AU  - Milani,Raffaele
TI  - The art of the city
SN  - 9780773552357
AV  - NA9050 .M5513 2017e
U1  - 720 23
PY  - 2017///]
CY  - Montreal
PB  - McGill-Queen's University Press
KW  - City planning
KW  - Cities and towns
KW  - Architecture and society
KW  - Art and society
KW  - Cities
KW  - Villes
KW  - Architecture et société
KW  - Art et société
KW  - cities
KW  - aat
KW  - ARCHITECTURE
KW  - Adaptive Reuse & Renovation
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Buildings
KW  - Landmarks & Monuments
KW  - Professional Practice
KW  - Reference
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; The city as habitat -- What is the city? -- The art of the city
N2  - "In The Art of the City Raffaele Milani reflects on the ways in which inhabitants of the cityscape have interacted on a spiritual, psychological, and philosophical level with the architecture that surrounds them. Working with the premise that the city has a "soul," which is externalized in the physical structures of its urban space, Milani expresses alarm in the face of sprawling megacities that typify the postmodern age and endanger the survival of cities' distinctiveness. While he laments that the surrounding nature near cities is disappearing under concrete, his concern is counterbalanced by the realization that there are ongoing projects of urban reclamation, renewal, and reutilization aimed at preserving an ancient, almost mystical rapport between the citizen and the lived space. Milani illustrates his argument by citing the works of modern architects, including Emilio Ambasz, Massimiliano Fuksas, Frank Gehry, Rem Koolhaas, Kisho Kurokawa, Daniel Libeskind, and Renzo Piano. Rather than present a history of architecture, The Art of the City is a compelling and timely reflection on the important challenge of insuring the continued liveability and aesthetic valorization of public spaces."--
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