Building up and tearing down : reflections on the age of architecture / Paul Goldberger.
| Author/creator | Goldberger, Paul |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : Monacelli Press, ©2009. |
| Description | 319 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction -- Buildings that matter : Good vibrations ; High-tech bibliophilia ; Unconventional ; Seductive skins ; Spiraling upward ; Situation terminal ; Out of the blocks -- Places and people : Bringing back Havana ; Casino royale ; Forbidden cities ; Many mansions ; The Eames team ; House proud ; Eminent domain ; Toddlin' town -- New York : A helluva town ; Dior's new house ; Busy buildings ; High-tech emporiums ; Miami vice ; West Side fixer-upper ; Center stage ; The incredible hulk ; Triangulation ; Home ; Towers of Babble ; Gehry-rigged ; New York becomes like America ; A new beginning -- Present and past : Shanghai surprise ; Why Washington slept here ; Athens on the interstate ; A royal defeat ; Down at the mall ; Requiem -- Museums : The politics of building ; The people's Getty ; When in Rome ; Beaubourg grows up ; The supreme court ; Art houses ; A delicate balance ; Artistic license ; Outside the box ; Molto Piano ; Mile high ; Lenses on the lawn ; Bowery dreams ; Hello Columbus -- Ways of living : A touch of crass ; Part perfect ; Glass is the new white rock ; Some assembly required ; Homes of the stars ; Green monster ; Disconnected urbanism ; The sameness of things. |
| General note | Articles originally published 1997-2009 in the New Yorker, the New York Times and Metropolis magazine. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| Other title | New Yorker. |
| Other title | New York times. |
| Other title | Metropolis. |
| LCCN | 2009028451 |
| ISBN | 9781580932646 |
| ISBN | 1580932649 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | NA27 .G58 2009 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |