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Chicago's Urban Nature
Sally A. Kitt Chappell
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Description for Chicago's Urban Nature
Paperback. Chicago - whose motto is "City in a Garden" - is at the forefront of a global movement to end the division between town and country. This book provides an illustrated guide to the city's stunning blend of nature and architecture. It reveals the connections woven through the fabric of the city. It includes maps, recommended tours and photos. Num Pages: 300 pages, 56 colour plates, 20 halftones, 20 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; AM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 542.
Chicago - whose motto is "City in a Garden" - is currently at the forefront of a global movement to end the division between town and country. In "Chicago's Urban Nature", Sally A. Kitt Chappell provides a beautifully illustrated guide to the city's stunning blend of nature and architecture. At the heart of this new urban concept is the idea of connection, bringing buildings and landscapes, culture and nature, commerce and leisure into energetic harmony. With "Chicago's Urban Nature" in hand, you'll see those connections woven through the fabric of the city. Chappell provides new insights into such historic Chicago ... Read more
Chicago - whose motto is "City in a Garden" - is currently at the forefront of a global movement to end the division between town and country. In "Chicago's Urban Nature", Sally A. Kitt Chappell provides a beautifully illustrated guide to the city's stunning blend of nature and architecture. At the heart of this new urban concept is the idea of connection, bringing buildings and landscapes, culture and nature, commerce and leisure into energetic harmony. With "Chicago's Urban Nature" in hand, you'll see those connections woven through the fabric of the city. Chappell provides new insights into such historic Chicago ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
Number of Pages
300
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226101408
SKU
V9780226101408
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About Sally A. Kitt Chappell
Sally A. Kitt Chappell is professor emerita of art and architecture at DePaul University. A contributor to the New York Times and other periodicals, she is also the author of the award-winning Architecture and Planning of Graham, Anderson, Probst, and White, 1912 - 1936 and Cahokia: Mirror of the Cosmos, both published by the University of Chicago Press.
Reviews for Chicago's Urban Nature
"Chicago is the city meant to be looked at. Justifying that with inspiring clarity, this book surveys the urban vistas as the aesthetic unity of architecture and landscape - and raises the guidebook to new heights of the genre." - William Conger, artist and professor emeritus, Northwestern University "There is no other book-length guide to the built landscapes of Chicago.... ... Read more