Description
A provocative architectural and cultural history of Manhattan, this book presents the city as a visionary experiment shaped by congestion, spectacle, technology, and relentless ambition. Moving from Coney Island’s dreamlike amusements to the skyscraper’s vertical city, it reveals how seemingly chaotic urban development produced a distinctive and influential form of modern life. Blending research, satire, historical analysis, and bold visual storytelling, the work challenges conventional ideas about planning and celebrates Manhattan as a laboratory of metropolitan culture.
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paperback
Monacelli Press
Published Jan 1, 1994
317 pages
ISBN: 9781885254009
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First Published
1978
Language
eng
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