Utopias and architecture / Nathaniel Coleman.
| Author/creator | Coleman, Nathaniel, 1961- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Abingdon [England] ; New York : Routledge, |
| Description | ix, 334 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction : utopias and architectures? -- Conceptualizing utopias -- Architecture and orientation -- Situating utopias -- Real fictions -- Varieties of architectural utopias -- Post war possibilities -- Optimistic architectures -- Le Corbusier's monastic ideal -- The life within -- Fairy tales and golden dust -- Kahn and Salk's challenge to dualistic thinking -- Aldo van Eyck's utopian discipline -- Story of another idea -- The unthinkability of utopia -- Into the present. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 319-326) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2005003078 |
| ISBN | 0415700841 (hb : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780415700849 (hb : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 041570085X (pb : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780415700856 (pb : alk. paper) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |