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New York's Architectural Holdouts (Paperback)

by Andrew Alpern (Author), Seymour Durst (Author)

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"Holdouts" are building owners who refuse to make way for office buildings and other urban designing projects. In New York's Architectural Holdhouts architect and historian Alpern and developer Durst examine over 50 examples of New York City holdouts. Site histories and controversies are considered in the framework of project delays and eventual conflict resolution. -- Midwest Book Review

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Paperback: 172 pages
Publisher: Dover Publications (February 1997)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0486294250
ISBN-13: 978-0486294254
Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.3 x 0.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds

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Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,306,126 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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For anyone serious about studying humans in the urban environment, this is essential reading. The authors detail the sagas (and they often are) of individuals who owned strategically located bits of real estate and refused to sell their property to land developers eager to consume them in major projects. Sometimes you root for the holdout, sometimes you feel sorry for the misguided rebel. The writing can become a bit petulant when the authors fail to see the holdout's point of view (for at least one author progress is always on the side of the Donald Trumps of the world), but ultimately enough information is given to allow the reader to decide who was the wisest player in a particular scenario. This book also provides a look at 'New York buildings that aren't there anymore.'

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