What Makes a Great City
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| Rating | : | 4.52 (510 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1610917588 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 344 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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Sandra Steele said Great read!. I am a Planning Commissioner and I heard the author speak. I immediately came home and ordered the book. It has changed my view on how public spaces should be designed. I usually struggle with the academic type books but I read this one like a novel.. John M. said Review of What Makes a Great City by Alexander Garvin John F. Review of What Makes a Great City by Alexander GarvinJohn F. Meigs, ReviewerAlexander Garvin's new book, "What Makes a Great City" is an admirable addition to his impressive array of urbanism scholarship. Garvin, a life-long denizen of New York except for college years at Yale, has cities in his . JAMES FIORENTINI said Great book for those aspiring to be city planners or mayors. Emphasizes public spaces. I love this book! The writer reviews,with hundreds of photographs, parks, walkways, streets,boulevards and other public places that make a city great with the message, you can do it and become a great city! As the mayor of a city of 6"Great book for those aspiring to be city planners or mayors. Emphasizes public spaces" according to JAMES FIORENTINI. I love this book! The writer reviews,with hundreds of photographs, parks, walkways, streets,boulevards and other public places that make a city great with the message, you can do it and become a great city! As the mayor of a city of 62,000 it is inspiring. My only problems (questions) really with. ,000 it is inspiring. My only problems (questions) really with
To open the book, Garvin explains that a great public realm attracts and retains the people who make a city great. He describes exactly what the term public realm means, its most important characteristics, as well as providing examples of when and how these characteristics work, or don’t. A great city is not an exquisite, completed artifact. What makes a great city? Not a good city or a functional city but a great city. City planner and architect Alexander Garvin set out to answer this qu
"Imagine you're a renowned author, an adjunct member of the faculty at Yale University, and the president of AGA Public Realm Strategists. His conclusion: people make cities great, and only in cities with great public realms do people have the opportunity to make a great city.". Would you be surprised if you found yourself unable to answer a question about the fundamental nature of cities? That was the dilemma facing Alexander Garvin as he pondered a question from a friend: "What makes a great city?" Given the resources afforded to someone with the aforementioned accomplishments, Garvin s