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City Life: Urban Expectations in a New World

Witold Rybczynski

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In City Life, Witold Rybczynski looks at what we want from cities, how they have evolved, and what accounts for their unique identities. In this vivid description of everything from the early colonial settlements to the advent of the skyscraper to the changes wrought by the automobile, the telephone, the airplane, and telecommuting, Rybczynski reveals how our urban spaces have been shaped by the landscapes and lifestyles of the New World.

Language: English

Pages: 256

Format: Hardcover

Release: January 01, 1995

ISBN 13: 9780684813028

City Life: Urban Expectations in a New World

Witold Rybczynski

0/5 ( ratings)

In City Life, Witold Rybczynski looks at what we want from cities, how they have evolved, and what accounts for their unique identities. In this vivid description of everything from the early colonial settlements to the advent of the skyscraper to the changes wrought by the automobile, the telephone, the airplane, and telecommuting, Rybczynski reveals how our urban spaces have been shaped by the landscapes and lifestyles of the New World.

Language: English

Pages: 256

Format: Hardcover

Release: January 01, 1995

ISBN 13: 9780684813028

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