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"Downtown America" was once the vibrant urban center romanticized in the Petula Clark song-a place where the lights were brighter, where people went to spend their money and forget their worries. But in the second half of the twentieth century, "downtown" became a shadow of its former self, succumbing to economic competition and commercial decline. And the death of Main(...)
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"Downtown America" was once the vibrant urban center romanticized in the Petula Clark song-a place where the lights were brighter, where people went to spend their money and forget their worries. But in the second half of the twentieth century, "downtown" became a shadow of its former self, succumbing to economic competition and commercial decline. And the death of Main(...)
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Downtown America : a history of the place and the people who made it
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"Downtown America" was once the vibrant urban center romanticized in the Petula Clark song-a place where the lights were brighter, where people went to spend their money and forget their worries. But in the second half of the twentieth century, "downtown" became a shadow of its former self, succumbing to economic competition and commercial decline. And the death of Main Streets across the country came to be seen as sadly inexorable, like the passing of an aged loved one. "Downtown America" cuts beneath the archetypal story of downtown's rise and fall and offers a new story of urban development in the United States. Moving beyond conventional narratives, Alison Isenberg shows that downtown's trajectory was not dictated by inevitable free market forces or natural life-and-death cycles. Instead, it was the product of human actors-the contested creation of retailers, developers, government leaders, architects, and planners, as well as political activists, consumers, civic clubs, real estate appraisers, even postcard artists. Throughout the twentieth century, conflicts over downtown's mundane conditions-what it should look like and who should walk its streets-pointed to fundamental disagreements over American values. Isenberg reveals how the innovative efforts of these participants infused Main Street with its resonant symbolism, while still accounting for pervasive uncertainty and fears of decline. Readers of this work will find anything but a story of inevitability. Even some of the downtown's darkest moments-the Great Depression's collapse in land values, the rioting and looting of the 1960s, or abandonment and vacancy during the 1970s-illuminate how core cultural values have animated and intertwined with economic investment to reinvent the physical form and social experiences of urban commerce. "Downtown America"-its empty stores, revitalized marketplaces, and romanticized past-will never look quite the same again.
Downtown America : a history of the place and the people who made it
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"Downtown America" was once the vibrant urban center romanticized in the Petula Clark song-a place where the lights were brighter, where people went to spend their money and forget their worries. But in the second half of the twentieth century, "downtown" became a shadow of its former self, succumbing to economic competition and commercial decline. And the death of Main Streets across the country came to be seen as sadly inexorable, like the passing of an aged loved one. "Downtown America" cuts beneath the archetypal story of downtown's rise and fall and offers a new story of urban development in the United States. Moving beyond conventional narratives, Alison Isenberg shows that downtown's trajectory was not dictated by inevitable free market forces or natural life-and-death cycles. Instead, it was the product of human actors-the contested creation of retailers, developers, government leaders, architects, and planners, as well as political activists, consumers, civic clubs, real estate appraisers, even postcard artists. Throughout the twentieth century, conflicts over downtown's mundane conditions-what it should look like and who should walk its streets-pointed to fundamental disagreements over American values. Isenberg reveals how the innovative efforts of these participants infused Main Street with its resonant symbolism, while still accounting for pervasive uncertainty and fears of decline. Readers of this work will find anything but a story of inevitability. Even some of the downtown's darkest moments-the Great Depression's collapse in land values, the rioting and looting of the 1960s, or abandonment and vacancy during the 1970s-illuminate how core cultural values have animated and intertwined with economic investment to reinvent the physical form and social experiences of urban commerce. "Downtown America"-its empty stores, revitalized marketplaces, and romanticized past-will never look quite the same again.
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January 1900, Chicago, London
January 1900, Chicago, London
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Urban Theory
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Suzaan Boettger offers the first comprehensive history of the Earthworks movement in the United States, providing a fascinating and in-depth analysis of the monumental forms that initiated the broader genre of Land Art. Examining the art, the artists, their dealers and proponents, Boettger interprets Earthworks as a manifestation both of artists' personal stories and of(...)
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Suzaan Boettger offers the first comprehensive history of the Earthworks movement in the United States, providing a fascinating and in-depth analysis of the monumental forms that initiated the broader genre of Land Art. Examining the art, the artists, their dealers and proponents, Boettger interprets Earthworks as a manifestation both of artists' personal stories and of(...)
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Earthworks : art and the landscape of the sixties
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Suzaan Boettger offers the first comprehensive history of the Earthworks movement in the United States, providing a fascinating and in-depth analysis of the monumental forms that initiated the broader genre of Land Art. Examining the art, the artists, their dealers and proponents, Boettger interprets Earthworks as a manifestation both of artists' personal stories and of the late 1960s social and political tumult. Boettger overturns many commonly held notions of Earthworks' origins and intentions. She argues that Robert Smithson's work on the Dallas-Fort Worth airport stimulated his thinking and that his writing about it catalyzed the movement. The visionary environments that followed, often sculpted in expansive and remote western terrains, were idealized by Americans and Europeans alike as displays of cowboy bravado. Boettger identifies earthworkers Michael Heizer, Dennis Oppenheim, Robert Morris, Walter de Maria, and Stephen Kaltenbach as former Californians whose treatment of the landscape reflects a western spirit. Her international purview integrates early work by the Europeans Barry Flanagan, Jan Dibbets, Richard Long, and Pino Pascali as precedents and parallels. Her examination of Earthworks' relationship to the ecology movement perceptively corrects a popular misconception about the artists' goals while acknowledging the social and cultural complexities of the period. Insightful discussions of Carl André, Sol LeWitt, and Claes Oldenburg - in addition to the artists mentioned above - are accompanied by many rare and new photographs of both the art and its creators. Witty, accessible, and scrupulously researched, Earthworks constructs day-to-day chronologies of the development of the artistic movement and its intersections with the larger public events of the time, including specific accounts of galleries, exhibitions, and criticism. Boettger's dynamic social history and psychological insights bring new meaning to this pivotal movement that both embodied and disrupted contemporary notions of art, nature, society, and their relationship to each other.
Earthworks : art and the landscape of the sixties
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Suzaan Boettger offers the first comprehensive history of the Earthworks movement in the United States, providing a fascinating and in-depth analysis of the monumental forms that initiated the broader genre of Land Art. Examining the art, the artists, their dealers and proponents, Boettger interprets Earthworks as a manifestation both of artists' personal stories and of the late 1960s social and political tumult. Boettger overturns many commonly held notions of Earthworks' origins and intentions. She argues that Robert Smithson's work on the Dallas-Fort Worth airport stimulated his thinking and that his writing about it catalyzed the movement. The visionary environments that followed, often sculpted in expansive and remote western terrains, were idealized by Americans and Europeans alike as displays of cowboy bravado. Boettger identifies earthworkers Michael Heizer, Dennis Oppenheim, Robert Morris, Walter de Maria, and Stephen Kaltenbach as former Californians whose treatment of the landscape reflects a western spirit. Her international purview integrates early work by the Europeans Barry Flanagan, Jan Dibbets, Richard Long, and Pino Pascali as precedents and parallels. Her examination of Earthworks' relationship to the ecology movement perceptively corrects a popular misconception about the artists' goals while acknowledging the social and cultural complexities of the period. Insightful discussions of Carl André, Sol LeWitt, and Claes Oldenburg - in addition to the artists mentioned above - are accompanied by many rare and new photographs of both the art and its creators. Witty, accessible, and scrupulously researched, Earthworks constructs day-to-day chronologies of the development of the artistic movement and its intersections with the larger public events of the time, including specific accounts of galleries, exhibitions, and criticism. Boettger's dynamic social history and psychological insights bring new meaning to this pivotal movement that both embodied and disrupted contemporary notions of art, nature, society, and their relationship to each other.
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March 2004, Berkeley
March 2004, Berkeley
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Contemporary Art Monographs
Contemporary Art Monographs
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239 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
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239 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
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- Frith, Francis.,
- Travel photography Egypt.,
- Travel photography Palestine.,
- Photographie de voyage Égypte.,
- Photographie de voyage Palestine.,
- Travel photography,
- Egypt History Pictorial works.,
- Palestine History Pictorial works.,
- Palestine Histoire Ouvrages illustrés.,
- Égypte Histoire Ouvrages illustrés.,
- Egypt,
- Middle East Palestine,
- Quotations (texts),
- History,
- Illustrated works
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Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2004.
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2004.
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Francis Frith in Egypt and Palestine : a Victorian photographer abroad / Douglas R. Nickel.
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239 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
Francis Frith in Egypt and Palestine : a Victorian photographer abroad / Douglas R. Nickel.
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239 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
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Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2004.
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2004.
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- Frith, Francis.,
- Travel photography Egypt.,
- Travel photography Palestine.,
- Photographie de voyage Égypte.,
- Photographie de voyage Palestine.,
- Travel photography,
- Egypt History Pictorial works.,
- Palestine History Pictorial works.,
- Palestine Histoire Ouvrages illustrés.,
- Égypte Histoire Ouvrages illustrés.,
- Egypt,
- Middle East Palestine,
- Quotations (texts),
- History,
- Illustrated works
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Spazio Disponibile.
Spazio Disponibile.
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1 online resource
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- Petros, Dawit L.,,
- Alsaden, Amin,,
- Anderson, Sean,,
- De Blois, Nathalie,,
- Bombelli, Ilaria,,
- Brierre, Dominic,,
- Campolmi, Irene, urator,,
- Fiore, Teresa,,
- Gallanti, Fabrizio,,
- Gualandris, Matteo,,
- Hajdin, Nives,,
- Harney, Elizabeth,,
- Mieli, Vittoria,,
- Negash, Ghirmai,,
- Park, Liz,,
- Pham, Tak,,
- Pomerance, Shelley,,
- Stanley, Jack,,
- Verna, Gaëtane,,
- Library Stack,,
- Library Stack.
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Subject:
- Biopolitics.,
- Border security.,
- Historiography.,
- Imperialism.,
- Modern movement (Architecture),
- Photography, Artistic.,
- Refugees--Legal status, laws, etc.,
- Biopolitique.,
- Sécurité frontalière.,
- Historiographie.,
- Impérialisme.,
- Mouvement moderne (Architecture),
- Photographie artistique.,
- historiography.,
- art photography.,
- Refugees Legal status, laws, etc.,
- Discursive works.,
- Exhibition catalogs.,
- artists' books (books),
- exhibition catalogs.,
- Collections,
- Artists' books.,
- Anthologies.,
- book.,
- Livres d'artistes.,
- Catalogues d'exposition.
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[Place of publication not identified] : Mackenzie Art Gallery, 2022., [Place of publication not identified] : Mousse, 2022., [Place of publication not identified] : The Power Plant, 2022., [Place of publication not identified] : University at Buffalo Art Galleries, 2022.
[Place of publication not identified] : Mackenzie Art Gallery, 2022., [Place of publication not identified] : Mousse, 2022., [Place of publication not identified] : The Power Plant, 2022., [Place of publication not identified] : University at Buffalo Art Galleries, 2022.
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[Place of publication not identified] : Mackenzie Art Gallery, 2022., [Place of publication not identified] : Mousse, 2022., [Place of publication not identified] : The Power Plant, 2022., [Place of publication not identified] : University at Buffalo Art Galleries, 2022.
[Place of publication not identified] : Mackenzie Art Gallery, 2022., [Place of publication not identified] : Mousse, 2022., [Place of publication not identified] : The Power Plant, 2022., [Place of publication not identified] : University at Buffalo Art Galleries, 2022.
Author:
- Petros, Dawit L.,,
- Alsaden, Amin,,
- Anderson, Sean,,
- De Blois, Nathalie,,
- Bombelli, Ilaria,,
- Brierre, Dominic,,
- Campolmi, Irene, urator,,
- Fiore, Teresa,,
- Gallanti, Fabrizio,,
- Gualandris, Matteo,,
- Hajdin, Nives,,
- Harney, Elizabeth,,
- Mieli, Vittoria,,
- Negash, Ghirmai,,
- Park, Liz,,
- Pham, Tak,,
- Pomerance, Shelley,,
- Stanley, Jack,,
- Verna, Gaëtane,,
- Library Stack,,
- Library Stack.
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- Biopolitics.,
- Border security.,
- Historiography.,
- Imperialism.,
- Modern movement (Architecture),
- Photography, Artistic.,
- Refugees--Legal status, laws, etc.,
- Biopolitique.,
- Sécurité frontalière.,
- Historiographie.,
- Impérialisme.,
- Mouvement moderne (Architecture),
- Photographie artistique.,
- historiography.,
- art photography.,
- Refugees Legal status, laws, etc.,
- Discursive works.,
- Exhibition catalogs.,
- artists' books (books),
- exhibition catalogs.,
- Collections,
- Artists' books.,
- Anthologies.,
- book.,
- Livres d'artistes.,
- Catalogues d'exposition.
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144 pages, 1 folded plan : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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144 pages, 1 folded plan : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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München : Deutscher Kunstverlag, ©2007.
München : Deutscher Kunstverlag, ©2007.
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Irdische Paradiese : Beispiele höfischer Gartenkunst der 1. Hälfte des 16. Jahrhunderts / Hilda Lietzmann.
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144 pages, 1 folded plan : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Irdische Paradiese : Beispiele höfischer Gartenkunst der 1. Hälfte des 16. Jahrhunderts / Hilda Lietzmann.
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144 pages, 1 folded plan : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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München : Deutscher Kunstverlag, ©2007.
München : Deutscher Kunstverlag, ©2007.
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303 pages ; 22 cm
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303 pages ; 22 cm
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- Iyer, Pico Travel.,
- Iyer, Pico.,
- Voyages and travels.,
- Popular culture.,
- Internationalism.,
- Technological innovations Social aspects.,
- Popular Culture,
- Voyages.,
- Culture populaire.,
- Internationalisme.,
- Innovations Aspect social.,
- journeys.,
- popular culture.,
- internationalism.,
- Travel.
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New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 2000.
New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 2000.
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The global soul : jet lag, shopping malls, and the search for home / Pico Iyer.
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303 pages ; 22 cm
The global soul : jet lag, shopping malls, and the search for home / Pico Iyer.
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303 pages ; 22 cm
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New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 2000.
New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 2000.
Subject:
- Iyer, Pico Travel.,
- Iyer, Pico.,
- Voyages and travels.,
- Popular culture.,
- Internationalism.,
- Technological innovations Social aspects.,
- Popular Culture,
- Voyages.,
- Culture populaire.,
- Internationalisme.,
- Innovations Aspect social.,
- journeys.,
- popular culture.,
- internationalism.,
- Travel.
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127 pages : illustrations (some color), plans ; 22 cm
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127 pages : illustrations (some color), plans ; 22 cm
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México : Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes : Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes : Edirorial RM, [2014], ©2014
México : Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes : Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes : Edirorial RM, [2014], ©2014
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Casa O'Gorman 1929 / Xavier Guzmán Urbiola, Víctor Jiménez, Toyo Ito.
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127 pages : illustrations (some color), plans ; 22 cm
Casa O'Gorman 1929 / Xavier Guzmán Urbiola, Víctor Jiménez, Toyo Ito.
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México : Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes : Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes : Edirorial RM, [2014], ©2014
México : Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes : Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes : Edirorial RM, [2014], ©2014
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287 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm
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287 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm
Subject:
- Museums Political aspects.,
- Museums Social aspects.,
- Cultural property.,
- Decolonization.,
- Musées Aspect politique.,
- Musées Aspect social.,
- Patrimoine culturel.,
- Décolonisation.,
- Patrimoine culturel immatériel.,
- cultural property.,
- intangible cultural heritage.,
- Political Science/Colonialism & Post-Colonialism.,
- Social Science/Sociology - Urban.,
- History/General.,
- Art/Museum Studies.,
- Social Science/Anthropology - Cultural & Social.,
- Social Science/Discrimination.
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New York ; London : OR Books, [2022], ©2022
New York ; London : OR Books, [2022], ©2022
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Decolonize museums / Shimrit Lee ; [edited by Bhakti Shringarpure].
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287 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm
Decolonize museums / Shimrit Lee ; [edited by Bhakti Shringarpure].
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287 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm
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New York ; London : OR Books, [2022], ©2022
New York ; London : OR Books, [2022], ©2022
Subject:
- Museums Political aspects.,
- Museums Social aspects.,
- Cultural property.,
- Decolonization.,
- Musées Aspect politique.,
- Musées Aspect social.,
- Patrimoine culturel.,
- Décolonisation.,
- Patrimoine culturel immatériel.,
- cultural property.,
- intangible cultural heritage.,
- Political Science/Colonialism & Post-Colonialism.,
- Social Science/Sociology - Urban.,
- History/General.,
- Art/Museum Studies.,
- Social Science/Anthropology - Cultural & Social.,
- Social Science/Discrimination.
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167 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm.
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167 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm.
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Milan, Italy : 5 Continents, [2015], New York : Distributed in the United States and Canada by Harry N. Abrams, Inc., ©2015
Milan, Italy : 5 Continents, [2015], New York : Distributed in the United States and Canada by Harry N. Abrams, Inc., ©2015
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Architecture : Art Brut, the Collection / exhibition general commissioner Sarah Lombardi, director, Collection de l'Art Brut ; exhibition commissioner Pascale Marini-Jeanneret, curator, Collection de l'Art Brut ; the book concept and coordination Pascale Marini-Jeanneret assisted by Pauline Mack.
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167 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm.
Architecture : Art Brut, the Collection / exhibition general commissioner Sarah Lombardi, director, Collection de l'Art Brut ; exhibition commissioner Pascale Marini-Jeanneret, curator, Collection de l'Art Brut ; the book concept and coordination Pascale Marini-Jeanneret assisted by Pauline Mack.
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167 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm.
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Milan, Italy : 5 Continents, [2015], New York : Distributed in the United States and Canada by Harry N. Abrams, Inc., ©2015
Milan, Italy : 5 Continents, [2015], New York : Distributed in the United States and Canada by Harry N. Abrams, Inc., ©2015
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128 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 23 cm.
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128 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 23 cm.
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- Jones, Grant R. Interviews.,
- Jones, Grant R.,
- Jones & Jones.,
- ILARIS.,
- Landscapes Computer simulation.,
- Landscape protection Washington (State) Puget Sound Region.,
- Landscape architects United States Interviews.,
- Paysages Simulation par ordinateur.,
- Architectes paysagistes États-Unis Entretiens.,
- Landscape architects,
- Landscape protection,
- United States,
- Washington (State) Puget Sound Region,
- Interviews.,
- interviews.
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New York : Princeton Architectural Press, ©2007.
New York : Princeton Architectural Press, ©2007.
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Grant Jones/Jones & Jones : ILARIS : the Puget Sound plan.
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128 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 23 cm.
Grant Jones/Jones & Jones : ILARIS : the Puget Sound plan.
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128 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 23 cm.
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New York : Princeton Architectural Press, ©2007.
New York : Princeton Architectural Press, ©2007.
Subject:
- Jones, Grant R. Interviews.,
- Jones, Grant R.,
- Jones & Jones.,
- ILARIS.,
- Landscapes Computer simulation.,
- Landscape protection Washington (State) Puget Sound Region.,
- Landscape architects United States Interviews.,
- Paysages Simulation par ordinateur.,
- Architectes paysagistes États-Unis Entretiens.,
- Landscape architects,
- Landscape protection,
- United States,
- Washington (State) Puget Sound Region,
- Interviews.,
- interviews.
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