{"product_id":"two-tales-of-a-city-rebuilding-chicagos-architectural-and-social-landscape-1986-2005-hardback-9780875803579","title":"Two Tales of a City; Rebuilding Chicago's Architectural and Social Landscape, 1986–2005 (Hardback) 9780875803579","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTwo Tales of a City\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eRebuilding Chicago's Architectural and Social Landscape, 1986–2005\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGail Satler (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780875803579\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 28 August 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e272 pages\u003cbr\u003e27.9 x 21.6 x 2.2 cm, 1.361 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Coffee-table book that aims to make an argument.\u003c\/p\u003e (Indiana Magazine of History) \u003cp\u003eGail Satler's study of architecture and the ways in which architecture impacts the human experience is unique.\u003c\/p\u003e - Keith Mendenhall, Gehry Partners \u003cp\u003eAs a guide to Chicago's recent urban transformation, Satler's book is indispensable.\u003c\/p\u003e (Michigan Historical Review)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eArchitecture creates a social world. The built environment structures and facilitates the functions of a city and interactions among human beings. Stores, restaurants, theaters, parks, offices, and apartment buildings—all are spaces where people encounter one another as they act out their daily lives. In this insightful study of Chicago's new Central Area, Gail Satler illuminates the ways in which the renovations of the past two decades have reconfigured the social as well as the physical landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTracing the renovation process from concept to construction, Satler examines design plans and interviews officials and architects who envisioned a revitalized Central Area. Then she leads the reader on a tour of State Street, the Chicago River, and Millennium Park with stops at historic and recent landmarks. Along the way, she notes how the mixture of housing, retailing, business, and recreation fosters diverse uses of urban space. At the same time, by drawing from marginal areas and welcoming a diversity of users, the Central Area expands the Chicago community.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs Satler so clearly documents, architecture embodies ideology and social relationships. For this reason, it also offers potential for reforming the life of a city. Satler's work is creative and cutting edge, but in this personable, illustrated book, she gently encourages readers to notice architecture and the ways in which it shapes their own world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eTable of Contents\u003cbr\u003e Foreword by Lee Bey\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e List of Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Introduction—The Question of Centrality\u003cbr\u003e I—REINSTATING STATE STREET\u003cbr\u003e 1—The Vision Plan\u003cbr\u003e 2—Taking It to the Street—Observations and Reflections\u003cbr\u003e II—THE RIVERFRONT\u003cbr\u003e 3—(Re)turning to the River\u003cbr\u003e 4—Going with the Flow—A Walk along the Riverfront\u003cbr\u003e III—MILLENIUM PARK (1999–2004)\u003cbr\u003e 5—(Re)creation\u003cbr\u003e IV—REALIGNING CENTER AND PERIPHERIES\u003cbr\u003e 6—Branching Out—From Center to Peripheries\u003cbr\u003e 7—Reaching In—From Peripheries to Center\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion—Checagou, Chicago, Chicagoland—Reimaging an Unfolding City\u003cbr\u003e Selected Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Northern Illinois University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52584752808216,"sku":"9780875803579","price":30.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/two-tales-of-a-city-rebuilding-chicagos-architectural-and-social-landscape-1986-2005-hardback-9780875803579","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}