Book
Dream city : Vancouver and the global imagination
Record details
- ISBN: 9781553651031 (cloth : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 1553651030 (cloth : alk. paper)
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Physical Description:
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xi, 276 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm. - Publisher: Vancouver ; Berkeley : Douglas & McIntyre, c2005.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-270) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 1. The elemental city -- 2. In the garden of Eden -- 3. In nature's way -- 4. The physical armature -- 5. Brushes with destiny : Vancouver's experience with master-planning -- 6. The transportation palimpsest -- 7. The road not taken -- 8. For sale : the (abridged) story of Vancouver's development community -- 9. A sense of place : characteristics of Vancouver's public realm -- 10. Urbanists at large in the garden city : the search for an urban tradition -- 11. Edge city -- 12. The domestic tradition : the search for an indigenous architecture -- 13. A brief history of zoning -- 14. Hollywood north -- 15. Public life or spectacle? : the culture of public space. |
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| Subject: | City planning -- British Columbia -- Vancouver -- History Architecture -- British Columbia -- Vancouver Vancouver (B.C.) -- History |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Emily Carr University of Art + Design.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emily Carr University of Art + Design | HT169 .C32 V353 2005 (Text) | 30215001 | Book | Volume hold | Available | - |
