Writing about architecture: mastering the language of buildings and cities
- New York Princeton Architectural Press 2012
- 192p.
7589, Burhani Book Centre
Introduction: How To Be An Architecture Critic p.7, Chapter 1: Skyscrapers Lewis Mumford: "House Of Glass p.21," Skyscrapers As Superlatives p.29, Chapter 2: Museums Herbert Muschamp: "The Miracle In Bilbao" p.45, What Slhould A Musen Be? p.58, Chapter 3: Landmarks Michael Sorkin: " Save The Whitney" p.71, What's Worth Preserving p.77, Chapter 4: Monuments Charles W. Moore: "You Have To Pay For The Public Life" (ExcerptI p.93, Searching For A Center p.105, Chapter 5: Parks Frederick Law Olmsted: "Public Parks And The Enlargement Of Towns" (Excerpt) p.121, Landscape Is More Than A Lawn p.134, Chapter 6: Cities Jane Jacobs: The De Ath
And Life Of Great A Merican Cities (Excerpt) p.147, Criticism From The Ground Up p.159, Conclusion: More Than One Way To Skin A Building p.175, Acknowledgments p.181, Image Key p.183, Sources p.187, Index p.192.