Europe city : lessons from the European Prize for Urban Public Space / editor, Diane Gray.

Title & Author:

Europe city : lessons from the European Prize for Urban Public Space / editor, Diane Gray.

Publication:

Zurich : Lars Muller Publishers, [2015]
©2015

Description:

199 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Memory; Mobility; Mixture; Margins; Waterfront; Marketplace; Democracy; Reflections from Europe and Beyond.

Summary:

Europe City: Lessons from the European Prize for Urban Public Space presents a multifaceted and diverseplatform of ideas about European public space and its social, cultural and economic significance. Based onseven themes--or lessons to be learned--, this discussion is approached from different disciplines, resulting ina wide-ranging reflection on public space as the intrinsic element that binds the European urban experiencetogether. These themes are Memory, Mobility, Mixture, Margins, Waterfronts, Marketplaces and Democracy, illustrated by a selection of about fifty projects of diverse scales and programs. The book also features ahistoric overview of European public space as well as impressions from international professionals. With aforeword by Kenneth Frampton and an epilogue by Zygmunt Bauman.The European Prize for Urban Public Space is an initiative of the Centre de Cultura Contemporania deBarcelona (CCCB) and is co-organized with AzW Vienna; AF, London; DAM Frankfurt; Cite de l'architectureet du patrimoine, Paris; MAO Ljubljana, and MFA Helsinki."

ISBN:

3037784741 (paperback)
9783037784747 (paperback)

Subject:

European Prize for Urban Public Space.
Public spaces Awards Europe.
Public architecture Europe.
Prix européen de l'espace public urbain.
Espaces publics Prix et récompenses Europe.
Architecture publique Europe.
Public architecture
Public spaces Awards
Offentliga platser.
Priser och utmärkelser.
Europa.
Europe

Added entries:

Gray, Diane.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 291977
Call No.: BIB 235905
Status: Available

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