The City of Collective Memory

The City of Collective Memory
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Publisher : MIT Press
Total Pages : 580
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ISBN-10 : 026252211X
ISBN-13 : 9780262522113
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Book Synopsis The City of Collective Memory by : M. Christine Boyer

Download or read book The City of Collective Memory written by M. Christine Boyer and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the visual and mental models by which urban environment has been recognized, depicted and planned. This analysis draws from geography, critical theory, architecture, literature and painting to identify these maps of the city - as a work of art, as panorama and as spectacle.


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