Manhattan's Public Spaces - Production, Revitalization, Commodification

Manhattan's Public Spaces: Production, Revitalization, Commodification analyzes a series of architectural works and their contribution to New York's public space over the past few decades.

Sommario

Preface: Robert Fishman Introduction: Privacy vs. publicness in an increasingly shared city PART I: Production 1. Goodbye, La Guardia 2. Lever House and Seagram Plaza 3. ¿Plaza Bonus¿: One Chase Manhattan, 140 Broadway and One Liberty PART II: Revitalization 4. Crisis and opportunity 5. Harlem and Paley Park: collaborative inventions 6. Teardrop Park: reinventing urban grounds PART III: Commodification 7. Battery Park City vs. Gantry Park 8. The logic of the air rights 9. Identity crisis: Lincoln Center and the High Line Conclusions

Info autore

Ana Morcillo Pallarés is a Spanish architect, researcher, and designer based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Cieza, Spain. Her research and creative practice critically engage today's increasing need for more shared space as an ongoing process of continuous agreements among the diverse networks of people who are part of the city. Her work has been featured in the Journal of Architectural Education, VLC Arquitectura, MONU, and the Plan Journal, among others. Ana is an assistant professor at Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, where she initiated her academic career as the 2015 Walter B. Sander Research Fellow. She received her Ph.D. from the Polytechnic School of Madrid and her professional degree in architecture from the Polytechnic School of Valencia.

Riassunto

Manhattan’s Public Spaces: Production, Revitalization, Commodification analyzes a series of architectural works and their contribution to New York’s public space over the past few decades.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Ana Morcillo Pallarés
• Editore: Taylor and Francis
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 26.08.2024
• EAN: 9781032056418
• ISBN: 978-1-032-05641-8
• Pagine: 184
• Peso: 440 g
• Illustrazioni: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen, Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Serie: Routledge Critical Studies in Urbanism and the City
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Pianificazione urbanistica, territoriale e del paesaggio; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Architettura; Urban & municipal planning, Urban and municipal planning and policy