Space and Anti-Space: The Fabric of Place, City and Architecture

Introduction by Michael Dennis p.7, Foreword Jonathan Barnett p.13, Part One: Architectural and Urban Space p.18, A. Modern Space: Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe-The Dematerialization of Architecture and Ineffable Space p.21, B. Alternative Ideas of Space: Prologue p.45, Space and Anti-Space p.47, Subtexts p.72, 1. Post-Modern and Neo-Rational, 2. Las Vegas and Le Corbusier, 3. The Fundamental Dichotomy-Space or Anti-Space, 4.A Brief History of Space, 5. Cubism-The Turning Point, 6. Palazzo Barberini-Negative Space, 7. The Invention of Virtual Thickness, Part Two: The Urban Fabric p.110, C. Roma Interrotta: Continuous Design Fields Colin Rowe-Towards A Standard Model of Urban Form p.112, D. The Elements of Urban Form Urban Design Tactics p.144, Part Three: Shaping Places p.162, E. Paris: Les Halles Design Competition the Aims and Means of Urban Design p.165, F. New York: Knitting Networks of Urban Fabric the Urban Design Plan for Lower Manhattan p.197, Part Four: Towers and Texture p.214, G. New York: Vertical and Horizontal Space, The Re-Urbanization Of Ground Zero-A Proposal For The World Trade Center Site p.217, H. The Taxonomy of Urban Form, Urban Fabric: The Common Denominator of Cities When Buildings Touched p.253, The Urban Molecule How A City is Built p.273, Afterword Barbara Littenberg p.292