The City Builders: Property Development in New York and London, 1980-2000

The City Builders: 

Property Development in New York and London, 1980-2000

328 Pages | DJVU | 31 MB

In the last twenty years, urban centers worldwide have experienced enormous booms and busts as real-estate developers, financial institutions, and public officials first poured resources into physical redevelopment, then watched as the market collapsed before booming again in the 1990s. 

In this extensively revised edition of her highly regarded The City Builders, Susan Fainstein examines major redevelopment efforts in New York and London to uncover the forces behind these investment cycles and the role that public policy can play in moderating market instability.

 Fainstein chronicles the progress of three development projects in New York (Times Square, downtown Brooklyn, and Battery Park City) and three in London (King's Cross, Spitalfields, and Docklands).

 Analyzing the political and economic processes underlying physical changes in these two cities during the last two decades, she uncovers the role played by developers' perceptions and strategies in their interactions with both public policy-makers and property markets.

 This new edition follows each development effort to the present and places the discussion in a newly strengthened theoretical framework. In her investigation of the convergence between London and New York during the 1980s and then the divergence that began in the 1990s, Fainstein traces similarities and differences in the effects of globalization, ideology, and institutional structure in each city's experience. 

This comparative framework also sheds considerable light on the contributing roles of structure and agency in creating final outcomes. Fainstein concludes by assessing the impact of "theme park" development on the urban fabric and recommending a set of realistic strategies to both redevelop cities and improve the lives of urban residents. 

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London Interiors

London Interiors

 2000 | ISBN: 3822862185 | 300 pages | JPG | 192 MB

It is a photographic material

London, staid London, becomes probably the most provocative, diametrically opposed city in the world when its living interiors are exposed. Edwards shows off her skills in this portfolio of 42 mainly urban spaces. Most owners are in the arts (or a related industry), in love with color, and experts at eclecticism. There's a male trio who believe in crowning all of their stuffed animals. An admitted spokesperson of the underworld surrounds himself (and his family) with suitably garish and kitsch furnishings. And the book pays tribute to Margaret Tyler, owner of the largest stash of royal memorabilia in the nation (if not anywhere in the world). Exuberant color photographs and minimalist text make for a repeatable and enjoyable viewing experience.

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London's Contemporary Architecture

London's Contemporary Architecture

An Explorer's Guide
a map-based guide
Fourth edition

London's Contemporary Architecture is a practical, visual and analytical guide to the best modern buildings in the British capital. Now in its fifth edition, the guide has been fully updated to cover the latest additions to the London skyline and buildings of architectural significance.

Spanning the very best of London architecture, from London's world famous public buildings, theatres, shops to schools, hospitals and offices, the guide locates buildings by geographical area for ease of use and provides a physical and intellectual tour of London's most celebrated buildings.

• . New to this edition: more than 50 new buildings added, from the Saatchi Gallery and Zara on Oxford Street to Kew Herbarium and developments to the Young Vic
• . Clear map-based format allows navigation of the sites in London most worth visiting
• . Features more than 150 buildings with full commentary
• . A superb full colour visual and analytical guide to the buildings of the capital

• . Tried and trusted guide to London's contemporary architecture from this successful and established author
• . Highly visual, full colour, portable format
• . Analysis of the importance and significance of buildings makes the book more than just a pictorial guide

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The Architects and Architecture of London

 

The Architects and Architecture of London

Architects and Architecture of London is a visual, highly illustrated guide to London’s greatest historic buildings and the lives of the architects who designed them.

Read about the architectural forefathers of London, such as Inigo Jones and Sir Christopher Wren, Nicholas Hawksmoor, Robert Adam and John Nash, Butterfield and Street, Blomfield and Lutyens. Learn about those who, in the twentieth century, have helped to form the London we now know, right up to familiar names such as Rogers and Foster. And then there are the others who, in amongst the great and remembered architects, stand as the forgotten majority: talented architects such as Arthur Davis, who designed the Ritz hotel. In the constantly changing patterns of London’s architecture, why do some buildings stand as testament to their architect(s), while others obscure their names from history?

The book is organised by architect, to provide an easy point of reference for today’s designers and students and all those interested in the architectural history of London. Architects and Architecture of London illuminates the city’s two thousand year architectural history, through the lives and works of historic architects who remain salient and significant in London’s contemporary architectural geography.
 

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Tall Buildings and Sustainability Report

Tall Buildings and Sustainability Report

Will Pank, Maunsell Ltd

Herbert Girardet, Urban Futures

Greg Cox, Oscar Faber Ltd

Corporation Of London | March 2002 | English | PDF | 2 Mb | 68 Pages

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London's Contemporary Architecture - An Explorer's Guide

London's Contemporary Architecture - An Explorer's Guide

a map-based guide

Ken Allinson 

Fourth edition

London's Contemporary Architecture is a practical, visual and analytical guide to the best modern buildings in the British capital. Now in its fifth edition, the guide has been fully updated to cover the latest additions to the London skyline and buildings of architectural significance.

Spanning the very best of London architecture, from London's world famous public buildings, theatres, shops to schools, hospitals and offices, the guide locates buildings by geographical area for ease of use and provides a physical and intellectual tour of London's most celebrated buildings.

• . New to this edition: more than 50 new buildings added, from the Saatchi Gallery and Zara on Oxford Street to Kew Herbarium and developments to the Young Vic
• . Clear map-based format allows navigation of the sites in London most worth visiting
• . Features more than 150 buildings with full commentary
• . A superb full colour visual and analytical guide to the buildings of the capital 

• . Tried and trusted guide to London's contemporary architecture from this successful and established author
• . Highly visual, full colour, portable format
• . Analysis of the importance and significance of buildings makes the book more than just a pictorial guide

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The Architects and Architecture of London

The Architects and Architecture of London

Kenneth Allinson

Architects and Architecture of London is a visual, highly illustrated guide to London’s greatest historic buildings and the lives of the architects who designed them. 

Read about the architectural forefathers of London, such as Inigo Jones and Sir Christopher Wren, Nicholas Hawksmoor, Robert Adam and John Nash, Butterfield and Street, Blomfield and Lutyens. Learn about those who, in the twentieth century, have helped to form the London we now know, right up to familiar names such as Rogers and Foster. And then there are the others who, in amongst the great and remembered architects, stand as the forgotten majority: talented architects such as Arthur Davis, who designed the Ritz hotel. In the constantly changing patterns of London’s architecture, why do some buildings stand as testament to their architect(s), while others obscure their names from history? 

The book is organised by architect, to provide an easy point of reference for today’s designers and students and all those interested in the architectural history of London. Architects and Architecture of London illuminates the city’s two thousand year architectural history, through the lives and works of historic architects who remain salient and significant in London’s contemporary architectural geography.

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London Interiors

"London Interiors"
Jane Edwards Mus,
Tectum | October 28, 2000 | ISBN: 3822862185 | 300 pages | JPG | 192 MB

It is a photographic material
London, staid London, becomes probably the most provocative, diametrically opposed city in the world when its living interiors are exposed. Edwards shows off her skills in this portfolio of 42 mainly urban spaces. Most owners are in the arts (or a related industry), in love with color, and experts at eclecticism. There's a male trio who believe in crowning all of their stuffed animals. An admitted spokesperson of the underworld surrounds himself (and his family) with suitably garish and kitsch furnishings. And the book pays tribute to Margaret Tyler, owner of the largest stash of royal memorabilia in the nation (if not anywhere in the world). Exuberant color photographs and minimalist text make for a repeatable and enjoyable viewing experience.

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