Re-shaping cities how global mobility transforms architecture and urban form /

How are building types such as skyscrapers, mosques or living history museums imported, adapted and contested in different societies? Our urban landscapes are reshaped by the global circulation of models drawn from elsewhere. This collection examines how architectural ideas, social models and buildi...

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Other Authors: Guggenheim, Michael., Söderström, Ola.
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2010.
Series:Architext series.
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