Vertigo : the strange new world of the contemporary city
Title:
Vertigo : the strange new world of the contemporary city
Author:
Moore, Rowan.
Publication Information:
Corte Madera, CA : Ginko Press, [1999]
©1999
Physical Description:
208 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans ; 29 cm
General Note:
"Published by arrangement with Laurence King Publishing in association with Glasgow 1999 Festival Company Ltd"--T.p. verso.
Published to accompany an exhibition.
Includes index.
Language:
English
Contents:
Foreword : Thoughts on the exhibition 'Vertigo' / Jacques Herzog -- Introduction : Vertigo : the strange new world of the contemporary city / Rowan Moore -- Culture : The Tate Gallery of Modern Art, London : cool energy art experience / Raymund Ryan -- Politics : Berlin 1999 : Phantoms and formulae / Brian Hatton -- Hub space : Hong Kong : Chek Lap Kok : the airport as saviour of the city / Martin Pawley -- Public space : Yokohama International Port Terminal : ship of state / Irénée Scalbert -- Private housing : Lake Las Vegas resort : just add water / Paul Davies -- Public housing : Gifu housing, Japan : reversed planning through gender / Akira Suzuki -- Money : Shanghai World Financial Center : love and rockets in the spree economy / Aaron Tan & Louise Low -- Spectacle : the Millennium experience, London : a dome - yet different / Deyan Sudjic -- Nature : Landschaftspark, Duisburg-Nord : the rust belt blooms / Stefan Leppert -- Shopping : Ontario Mills, California : castle of consumption in the empire of signs / Aaron Betsky.
ISBN:
9781584230014
Format :
Book
