Re-shaping Cities (Architext)

by Michael Guggenheim (Editor), OlaSöderström (Editor)

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  Paperback
  2009

  $57.72

  How are building types such as skyscrapers, mosques or living history museums imported, adapted and contested in different societies? Our urban landscapes are reshaped by the global circulation of models drawn from elsewhere. This collection examines how architectural ideas, social models and building forms circulate round the world.