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Tokyo
Wolf-Dieter Gericke
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Description for Tokyo
Hardcover. Cities are often seen as symbols of order: the existence of city walls, fortified gates, palaces, temples, roads and public institutions is interpreted as indicating the existence of a central authority that plans and controls the city. On the other hand, the very same cities are also seen as symbols of chaos, disorder and spontaneous growth. Num Pages: 60 pages, 50 colour photos. BIC Classification: RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 306 x 286 x 13. Weight in Grams: 796.
Cities are often seen as symbols of order: the existence of city walls, fortified gates, palaces, temples, roads, pavements, highways, public institutions, city centers and residential areas is interpreted as indicating the existence of a central authority that plans and controls the city. On the other hand, the very same cities are also seen as symbols of chaos, disorder and spontaneous growth. The little winding streets and alleys, the mixture of physical structures, styles and human activities have often given the impression that cities, like forests, and other natural entities are organic structures - strange, natural artefacts. Tokyo is a ... Read more
Cities are often seen as symbols of order: the existence of city walls, fortified gates, palaces, temples, roads, pavements, highways, public institutions, city centers and residential areas is interpreted as indicating the existence of a central authority that plans and controls the city. On the other hand, the very same cities are also seen as symbols of chaos, disorder and spontaneous growth. The little winding streets and alleys, the mixture of physical structures, styles and human activities have often given the impression that cities, like forests, and other natural entities are organic structures - strange, natural artefacts. Tokyo is a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edition Axel Menges Germany
Number of pages
60
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
60
Place of Publication
Fellbach, Germany
ISBN
9783936681277
SKU
V9783936681277
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About Wolf-Dieter Gericke
Wolf-Dieter Gericke studied architecture at Stuttgart University. He works as a freelance photographer and designer in Waiblingen near Stuttgart. He has been visiting Tokyo almost every year for some time now. Juval Portugali is professor of human geography in the Department of Geography and the Human Environment at Tel Aviv University. His research is devoted to the city as a ... Read more
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