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Description for Food and the City
Paperback. Food and the City makes the relationships between food and the city visible by exploring both the ways in which buying and eating food have become such a significant part of urban public life, and the ways in which design supports and enhances the place of food in the city. Editor(s): Franck, Karen A. Series: Architectural Design. Num Pages: 128 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: KNDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 288 x 216 x 8. Weight in Grams: 598.
Food and the City makes the relationships between food and the city visible by exploring both the ways in which buying and eating food have become such a significant part of urban public life, and the ways in which design supports and enhances the place of food in the city. It is timely because the proliferation of urban cafes, restaurants, and markets continues, but is not sufficiently recognized or analyzed. Food related topics are now of great interest in academic and design disciplines but the theme of this issue, food as it relates to the variety and vitality of urban ... Read more
Food and the City makes the relationships between food and the city visible by exploring both the ways in which buying and eating food have become such a significant part of urban public life, and the ways in which design supports and enhances the place of food in the city. It is timely because the proliferation of urban cafes, restaurants, and markets continues, but is not sufficiently recognized or analyzed. Food related topics are now of great interest in academic and design disciplines but the theme of this issue, food as it relates to the variety and vitality of urban ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Series
Architectural Design
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780470093283
SKU
V9780470093283
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Ref
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About Franck
Karen Franck is an environmental psychologist who teaches architecture and social science courses at the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark. She is a frequent contributor to AD and the editor of the Food and Architecture issue (December 2002).
Reviews for Food and the City
"...Food and the City fills the reader's plate with fare enough to savour and digest." (Frame, No 46 September 2005)