The art of the city / Raffaele Milani ; translated by Corrado Federici.

Main entry:

Milani, Raffaele, author.

Title & Author:

The art of the city / Raffaele Milani ; translated by Corrado Federici.

Publication:

Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2017]
©2017

Description:

184 pages, 9 unnumbered pages of photos : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:
Translation from Italian of: Arte della città.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The city as habitat -- What is the city? -- The art of the city.
Translated from the Italian: Arte della città.
Dust jacket.

Summary:

"In The Art of the City Raffaele Milani reflects on the ways in which inhabitants of the cityscape have interacted on a spiritual, psychological, and philosophical level with the architecture that surrounds them. Working with the premise that the city has a "soul," which is externalized in the physical structures of its urban space, Milani expresses alarm in the face of sprawling megacities that typify the postmodern age and endanger the survival of cities' distinctiveness. While he laments that the surrounding nature near cities is disappearing under concrete, his concern is counterbalanced by the realization that there are ongoing projects of urban reclamation, renewal, and reutilization aimed at preserving an ancient, almost mystical rapport between the citizen and the lived space. Milani illustrates his argument by citing the works of modern architects, including Emilio Ambasz, Massimiliano Fuksas, Frank Gehry, Rem Koolhaas, Kisho Kurokawa, Daniel Libeskind, and Renzo Piano. Rather than present a history of architecture, The Art of the City is a compelling and timely reflection on the important challenge of insuring the continued liveability and aesthetic valorization of public spaces."-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0773551336
9780773551336 (cloth)
9780773552357 (epdf)

Subject:

City planning.
Cities and towns.
Architecture and society.
Art and society.
Cities
City Planning
Urbanisme.
Villes.
Architecture et société.
Art et société.
cities.
urban planning.
Public spaces

Added entries:

Federici, Corrado, 1946- translator.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 298920
Call No.: BIB 245038
Status: Available

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