Main entry:

Ryan, Zoë.

Title & Author:

The good life : new public spaces for recreation / Zoë Ryan with an essay by Iain Borden.

Publication:

New York : Van Alen Institute : Distributed by Princeton Architectural Press, ©2006.

Description:

111 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm

Notes:
Preface by Adi Shamir.
Catalogue of an exhibition organized by the Van Alen Institute and held Sept. 8-Oct. 1, 2006 at Pier 40 in New York City.
Includes bibliographical references.
Please walk on the grass: recreation and play in the contrmporary city / Zoë Ryan -- The cultural city -- The 24-hour city -- The fun city -- The connected city -- The healthy city -- Thirteen tactics for the good life / Iain Borden.
Current Copyright Fee: GBP7.40 0.

Summary:

"The Good Life: New Public Spaces For Recreation explores how architects, designers, landscape architects, end artists ore reinventing urban public spaces to meet the needs of 21st-century recreation. Chosen for their innovative solutions and high-quality designs, the seventy projects provide a cross-section of some of the most interesting new spaces for leisure around the world."--Jacket.

Resources:
Table of contents
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description
Table of contents

ISBN:

1568986289 (alk. paper)
9781568986289 (alk. paper)

Subject:

Recreation areas.
Outdoor recreation.
Land use.
Open spaces.
Espaces verts.
Loisirs de plein air.
Sol, Utilisation du.
Zones de loisirs.
Áreas de recreación.
Uso de la tierra.
Utilisation du sol.
recreation areas.
open spaces.
Erholungsgebiet
Landnutzung
Erholungsgebiet Öffentlicher Raum.
Erholungsgebiet Stadtplanung.
Stadtplanung Erholungsgebiet.
Öffentlicher Raum Erholungsgebiet.
Espaço público.
Recreação (aspectos urbanísticos)
Áreas de lazer.
Spazi pubblici sec. 21. (inizio) esposizioni.
Parchi pubblici sec. 21. (inizio) esposizioni.
Recreation areas Exhibitions.
Outdoor recreation Exhibitions.
Public spaces Exhibitions.
Open spaces Exhibitions.
Land use Exhibitions.

Form/genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

Added entries:

Borden, Iain
Zion, Adi Shamir
Van Alen Institute

Holdings:

Location: Library main 249862
Call No.: GV182 .R93 2006
Notes: Project: Happiness
Status: Available