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Three photographic essays offer a study of the neglected "nooks and crannies" between structures, from gates and fences to sidewalks, alleys, and parking lots.
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The quality of life of millions of people living in cities could be improved if the form of the city were to evolve in a manner appropriate to its climatic cont
The Words Between the Spaces
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Pages: 196
Authors: Deborah Cameron
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Using language - speaking and understanding it - is a defining ability of human beings, woven into all human activity. It is therefore inevitable that it should
Life Between Buildings
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The first Danish language version of this book, published in 1971, was very much a protest against the functionalistic principles for planning cities and reside
Finding Lost Space
Language: en
Pages: 260
Authors: Roger Trancik
Categories: Architecture
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The problem of "lost space," or the inadequate use of space, afflicts most urban centers today. The automobile, the effects of the Modern Movement in architectu