9780500341186-0500341184-The City Shaped: Urban Patterns and Meanings Through History

The City Shaped: Urban Patterns and Meanings Through History

ISBN-13: 9780500341186
ISBN-10: 0500341184
Author: Spiro Kostof
Publication date: 1991
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Format: Hardcover 352 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780500341186
ISBN-10: 0500341184
Author: Spiro Kostof
Publication date: 1991
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Format: Hardcover 352 pages

Summary

The City Shaped: Urban Patterns and Meanings Through History (ISBN-13: 9780500341186 and ISBN-10: 0500341184), written by authors Spiro Kostof, was published by Thames & Hudson in 1991. With an overall rating of 4.4 stars, it's a notable title among other books. You can easily purchase or rent The City Shaped: Urban Patterns and Meanings Through History (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.5.

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Spanning the ages and the globe, Spiro Kostof explores the city as a "repository of cultural meaning" and an embodiment of the community it shelters. Widely used by both architects and students of architecture, The City Shaped won the AIA's prestigious book award in Architecture and Urbanism. With hundreds of photographs and drawings that illustrate Professor Kostof's innovative ideas, this has become one of the most important works on urbanization.

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