In this work, Ford offers an account of the relationship between urban architecture - especially vernacular architecture - and the spatial arrangement and development of cities in North America. From office towers in the central business district to commercial strips in the "edge city", Ford shows how changes in the built environment parallel changes in urban economies and human culture. Focusing on ordinary structures rather than famous landmarks, the book provides a guide to understanding the changing character of any urban landscape. Ford describes how the idea - as well as the appearance - of the modern city has changed with the evolution of buildings such as skyscrapers, skid-row hotels, single family bungalows and ranches, large apartment buildings, public-housing towers, motels, mini-malls and festival market-places. Through illustrated case studies of specific building types in particular places, Ford explores the conflicting forces of decline, revitalization and preservation that constantly transform the urban scene.
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"An ideal companion volume to any of the more traditional texts emphasizing urban-economic and urban-social geography... I've enjoyed reading the book, it is a useful addition to my urban bookshelf, and a wonderful source of information to add colorful anecdotes to my undergraduate urban geography course." -- Ian Maclachlan, H-Urban.
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"Based on a wealth of observation, Cities and Buildings examines the built environment of cities -- the buildings -- as they contribute to the geography of the city. It is easy to read, it conveys a curiosity about and enthusiasm for cities, and it should appeal to a wide audience." -- Edward C. Relph, University of Toronto
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Call it architecture, call it history, call it landscape, or call it geography: regardless of what name it goes under, the built environment is becoming increasingly important in the popular literature. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, San Francisco, San Diego, North American, Los Angeles, World War, United States, Ghirardelli Square, French Quarter, Central Park, New Orleans, West End, Civil War, Empire State Building, Greek Revival, American Dream, Wall Street, Great Depression, Market Street, Old Sacramento, Covent Garden, East Asia, Exaggerated Modern, Fifth Avenue, Singer Building New!
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Call it architecture, call it history, call it landscape, or call it geography: regardless of what name it goes under, the built environment is becoming increasingly important in the popular literature. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, San Francisco, San Diego, North American, Los Angeles, World War, United States, Ghirardelli Square, French Quarter, Central Park, New Orleans, West End, Civil War, Empire State Building, Greek Revival, American Dream, Wall Street, Great Depression, Market Street, Old Sacramento, Covent Garden, East Asia, Exaggerated Modern, Fifth Avenue, Singer Building New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Urban Geography: a First Approach by David T. Herbert in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Frommer's Comprehensive Travel Guide San Diego '95 (Frommer's City Guides) by Alice Garrard on page 244, and page 248
- From Boarding House to Bistro: The American Restaurant Then and Now by Richard Pillsbury in Back Matter
- The Urban Pattern, 6th Edition by Simon Eisner in Back Matter
- Gentrification of the City by Neil Smith in Back Matter
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- America's New Downtowns: Revitalization or Reinvention? (Creating the North American Landscape) by Larry R. Ford on 5 pages
- Citizen Hobo: How a Century of Homelessness Shaped America by Todd DePastino in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Local Attachments: The Making of an American Urban Neighborhood, 1850 to 1920 (Creating the North American Landscape) by Professor Alexander Von Hoffman in Back Matter
- Unplanned Suburbs: Toronto's American Tragedy, 1900 to 1950 (Creating the North American Landscape) by Richard Harris in Back Matter
- The Los Angeles River: Its Life, Death, and Possible Rebirth (Creating the North American Landscape) by Blake Gumprecht in Back Matter
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