Manhattan : rectangular grid for ordering an island / Joan Busquets ; with Dingliang Yang.
Manhattan : rectangular grid for ordering an island / Joan Busquets ; with Dingliang Yang.
Manhattan : rectangular grid for ordering an island / Joan Busquets ; with Dingliang Yang.
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Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
[Hong Kong] Applied Research And Desi, [2017]
Call Numbers
GQ 2017/624
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
117 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 28 cm.
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Publication information
Publisher
[Hong Kong] Applied Research And Desi, [2017]
Date Published
[2017]
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Scope and Contents
Summary
This book focuses on the city of Manhattan, specifically in regards to its grid-style design. The author proposes a number of original interventions that implicate this grid in productive ways. By emphasising the value of open forms for city design, they insist that the grid has the unique capacity to channel urban transformation both flexibly and...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Manhattan : rectangular grid for ordering an island / Joan Busquets ; with Dingliang Yang.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Author / Artists
Notes
General note
Harvard Graduate School of design studio research project
Includes bibliographical references.
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
GQ 2017/624
Record Identifier
74VKVXZx4GQy
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVXZx4GQy
Other Identifiers
ISBN
1939621518
9781939621511
DDC
711.097471
MMS ID
991024113817402626
