Whether its for their solace and beauty or for the sense of history that seeps from the ground, cemeteries are fascinating places to visit, this guide shows where to find the most interesting and unusual ones in all of New England.
Whether its for their solace and beauty or for the sense of history that seeps from the ground, cemeteries are fascinating places to visit, this guide shows where to find the most interesting and unusual ones in all of New England.
Step into the era when American wealth created landscapes that rivaled European royalty and discover the magnificent gardens that still captivate visitors today.
Contra lo común reescribe la historia del urbanismo desde la perspectiva de los oprimidos, adentrándose en el drama de la urbanización capitalista y la lucha de las clases populares por construir lugares más justos y democráticos a través de su capacidad para organizar el espacio y convertirlo en una fuente de poder, y expone cómo el capitalismo y las políticas urbanas han evolucionado en sus intentos por destruir este potencial liberador.
En el complejo y vibrante laboratorio a cielo abierto de nuestros espacios urbanos, donde se manifiestan nuestras contradicciones y se experimentan los cambios en los hábitos y modos de vida, se concentran también los grandes retos del desarrollo de la humanidad.
Acosados por la privatización, la planificación urbanística obsesiva, la vigilancia policial y la especulación, los espacios que habitamos se vuelven cada vez más inhóspitos, recipientes cerrados que coartan la acción y limitan la experiencia vibrante que constituía la riqueza humana de las grandes ciudades.
Auf eine sehr humorvolle und lebendige Weise nimmt uns der Autor mit auf eine Reise durch die Pyrenäen, auf der wir die Kultur, Bauernvölker, Stierkämpfe und die wundervolle Landschaft kennenlernen.
A definitive intellectual history of landscape urbanismIt has become conventional to think of urbanism and landscape as opposing one another-or to think of landscape as merely providing temporary relief from urban life as shaped by buildings and infrastructure.
En el corazón del trópico, donde la luz, la humedad y la brisa moldean la vida cotidiana, la arquitectura enfrenta el desafío de crear espacios confortables en armonía con la naturaleza.
The world's largest public works investment visible from space, the Interstate Highway System and the hundreds of thousands of miles of supporting roadways, are frequently hailed as a marvel and triumph of engineering.
An updated and expanded new edition of an acclaimed book about how to make public transportation work better for everyoneTransportation expert Jarrett Walker believes that transit can be simple, if we focus on the underlying geometry that all transit systems share.
Transportation planners, engineers, and policymakers in the US face the monumental task of righting the wrongs of their predecessors while charting the course for the next generation.
In the nineteenth century, Manhattan's streets were so choked with pedestrians, horses, vehicles, and vendors that a trip from City Hall to Central Park could take hours.
Transportation planners, engineers, and policymakers in the US face the monumental task of righting the wrongs of their predecessors while charting the course for the next generation.
As unprecedented heat waves, storms of the century, and devastating fires impact cities across the country, the time to create climate resilient communities is now.
Over the past hundred years, the global motto has been ';more, more, more' in terms of growth of population, of the built environment, of human and financial capital, and of all manner of worldly goods.
Over the past hundred years, the global motto has been ';more, more, more' in terms of growth of population, of the built environment, of human and financial capital, and of all manner of worldly goods.
As unprecedented heat waves, storms of the century, and devastating fires impact cities across the country, the time to create climate resilient communities is now.
