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Sur les toits de New York
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On pourrait faire le riche menu de tous les types d'occupation de toits que les photos de Maclean nous font découvrir. Il y a des pistes de danse, des terrains de jeux, des potagers et des vergers,…
'Race', culture and the right to the city: Centres, peripheries, margins
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Adopting a perspective inspired by Henri Lefebvre, this book considers the spread of multiculture from the central city to the periphery and considers the role that 'race' continues to play in structuring the metropolis,…
New York : vue par ses photographes
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Des photographes contemporains du monde entier ont capturé en images la ville de New York, le dynamisme de ses quartiers et ses nombreuses transformations sous forme de scènes urbaines, de…
New York: The story of a great city
Abstract from the publisher: Manhattan. Gotham. The Big Apple. New York's influence has stretched far beyond its city limits and into every corner of finance, art, and popular culture around the world. Now it finally has a biography big enough to…
The spirit of cities: Why the identity of a city matters in a global age
Abstract from the publisher: Cities shape the lives and outlooks of billions of people, yet they have been overshadowed in contemporary political thought by nation-states, identity groups, and concepts like justice and freedom. The Spirit of Cities…
L'histoire de New York
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De nos jours, New York est l'une des villes les plus importantes au monde d'un point de vue économique, politique et culturel. Si la statue de la Liberté et la ligne des gratte-ciel sont des…
The beach beneath the streets : Contesting New York City's public spaces
Abstract from the publisher : Examines New York City as a paradigmatic example of the tensions between privatization and public uses of space in the contemporary United States. Focusing on the liberating promise of public space, The Beach Beneath…
The evolution of great world cities : Urban wealth and economic growth
Abstract from the publisher : Some cities seem destined to become major financial capitals, yet never do—Seville, for instance, was the centre of Spain's opulent New World Empire, but failed to become a financial metropolis. Others, like…
Spatial regulation in New York City : From urban renewal to zero tolerance
Abstract from the publisher : This book explores and critiques the process of spatial regulation in post-war New York, focusing on the period after the fiscal crisis of the 1970s, examining the ideological underpinnings and practical applications…
The invention of Brownstone Brooklyn
Abstract from the publisher : The gentrification of Brooklyn has been one of the most striking developments in recent urban history. Considered one of the city's most notorious industrial slums in the 1940s and 1950s, Brownstone Brooklyn by the…
The city, revisited : Urban theory from Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York
Abstract from the publisher : Reexamining urban scholarship for the twenty-first century The contributors to The City, Revisited trace an intellectual history that begins in 1925 with the publication of the influential classic The City, engaging…
Bloomberg's New York : Class and governance in the luxury city
Abstract from the publisher : What happens when our mayors are CEOs? New York mayor Michael Bloomberg claims to run the city like a business. In Bloomberg’s New York, Julian Brash applies methods from anthropology, geography, and other…
Helen Levitt. Un lyrisme urbain
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Helen Levitt (1913-2009) est connue pour ses photographies de rue réalisées à New York, essentiellement dans les années 1930-1940.
Conçu à l'époque avec…
Paradigm islands : Manhattan and Venice
Abstract from the publisher : Concerning architecture and the city, built, imagined and narrated, this book focuses on Manhattan and Venice, but considers architecture as an intellectual and spatial process rather than a product. A critical look…
Ed Koch and the rebuilding of New York City
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In 1978, Ed Koch assumed control of a city plagued by filth, crime, bankruptcy, and racial tensions. By the end of his mayoral run in 1989 and despite the Wall Street crash of 1987, his administration had begun…
New York at night
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The New York skyline is arguably one of the most distinctive on Earth. At night, however, the city’s numerous landmarks are transformed from the familiar into the new. Following the success of Merrell’s…
New York et ses jardins
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Dans la mégapole sillonnée de rues où les biens immobiliers atteignent des prix extravagants, les jardins occupent de longue date une place toute particulière.
Si la ville…
New York. Portrait of a City - Porträt einer Stadt - Portrait d'une ville
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Grandeur, grâce et gratte-ciel. Tellement impressionnante qu’on l’a baptisée deux fois!
Ce livre présente l’histoire épique de New York à travers des…
Manhattan projects : The rise and fall of urban renewal in Cold War New York
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Moving beyond the usual good-versus-evil story that pits master-planner Robert Moses against the plucky neighborhood advocate Jane Jacobs, Samuel Zipp sheds new light on the rise and fall of New York's urban renewal in…
New York
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Torsten Andreas Hoffmann a relevé le défi de pouvoir nous étonner encore avec ces photographies, alors que New York est sans doute la ville la plus photographiée au monde...
Des…