The Experience of Place
A New Way of Looking at and Dealing With our Radically Changing Cities and Count ryside
Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Architecture, Planning, Home & Garden, Crafts & Hobbies, Decorating, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology
| Author: | Tony Hiss | ISBN: | 9780307766281 |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group | Publication: | September 29, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Vintage | Language: | English |
| Author: | Tony Hiss |
| ISBN: | 9780307766281 |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |
| Publication: | September 29, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Language: | English |
Why do some places--the concourse of Grand Central Terminal or a small farm or even the corner of a skyscraper--affect us so mysteriously and yet so forcefully? What tiny changes in our everyday environments can radically alter the quality of our daily lives? The Experience of Place offers an innovative and delightfully readable proposal for new ways of planning, building, and managing our most immediate and overlooked surroundings.
Why do some places--the concourse of Grand Central Terminal or a small farm or even the corner of a skyscraper--affect us so mysteriously and yet so forcefully? What tiny changes in our everyday environments can radically alter the quality of our daily lives? The Experience of Place offers an innovative and delightfully readable proposal for new ways of planning, building, and managing our most immediate and overlooked surroundings.
