Mysteries of the Mall by Rybczynski, Witold -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Title Page Copyright Notice Dedication Part One: The Way We Live Today

Mysteries of the Mall Godfathers of Sprawl Big-City Amenities. Trees. High-Tech Jobs. Cappuccino. Retirement Paradise. Nose Rings Designs for Escape Tomorrowland Thoughts on Home

Part Two: Our Urban Condition

Tocqueville, Urban Critic We’re All Venetians Now Downtown Bauhaus Blunders Downsizing Cities The Fifth City Bollard Burg New York’s Rumpus Room Why We Need Olmsted Again

Part Three: The Art of Building

A Distinguished Failure Show Dogs When Buildings Try Too Hard The Unreal America The Story King A Good Public Building A Blight at the Opera Sounds as Good as It Looks The Biggest Small Buildings Palladio in the Rough

Part Four: Place Makers

The Master Corbu Why Wright Endures Call Arup Mr. Success The Unfettered Eclectic A Humble Architect The Zen Master The Smart Man from Hollywood

Notes Afterword and Acknowledgments Index A Note About the Author Also by Witold Rybczynski Newsletter Sign-up Contents Copyright

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