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University of Pennsylvania Press, 2023. 9781512823851. 1st edn 1st printing. Tall 8vo. Original pictorial laminated boards (Fine), no dustwrapper. Pp. 292, illus with b&w photos in text and other figures (no inscriptions).
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Constructing Gardens, Cultivating the City: Paris's New Parks, 1977-1995 Hardcover - 2023
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- Title Constructing Gardens, Cultivating the City: Paris's New Parks, 1977-1995
- Author Amanda Shoaf Vincent
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 304
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of Pennsylvania Press
- Date 2023-05-16
- Features Bibliography, Index
- ISBN 9781512823851 / 1512823856
- Weight 1.55 lbs (0.70 kg)
- Dimensions 10.1 x 7 x 0.9 in (25.65 x 17.78 x 2.29 cm)
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- Cultural Region: French
- Demographic Orientation: Urban
- Library of Congress subjects City planning - France - Paris, Gardens - France - Paris
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2022043320
- Dewey Decimal Code 635.094
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Hardback. New. <p><i>Constructing Gardens, Cultivating the City </i>is the first cultural history of major new parks developed in Paris in the late twentieth century, as part of the cityâs program of adaptive reuse of industrial spaces. Thanks to laws that gave the city more political autonomy, Parisâs local government launched a campaign of park creation in the late 1970s that continued to the turn of the millennium. The parks in this book represent this campaign and illustrate different facets of their cultural and historical context.<br /> Archival research, interviews, and analyses of the parks reveal how postmodern debates about urban planning, the historic city, public space, and natureâs presence in an urban setting influenced their designs. In sum, the city adopted the garden as a model for public parks, investing in complex, richly symbolic and representational spaces. These parks were intended to represent…
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