Becoming Philadelphia : : How an Old American City Made Itself New Again / / Inga Saffron.
Once dismissed as a rusting industrial has-been—the “Next Detroit”—Philadelphia has enjoyed an astonishing comeback in the 21st century. Over the past two decades, Inga Saffron has served as the premier chronicler of the city’s physical transformation as it emerged from a half century of decline. Th...
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Saffron, Inga, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Becoming Philadelphia : How an Old American City Made Itself New Again / Inga Saffron. New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, [2020] ©2020 1 online resource (280 p.) : 11 b&w images text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. SUBURBANIZING THE CITY -- 2. THE ARCHITECTURE OF REVIVAL -- 3. SWEATING THE SMALL STUFF -- 4. AGE OF THE MEGAPROJECTS -- 5. ONE STEP FORWARD, TWO STEPS BACK -- 6. REBUILDING -- 7. THE SPACES BETWEEN THE BUILDINGS -- 8. BUILDING THE EQUITABLE CITY -- 9. GETTING AROUND TOWN -- 10. SUCCESS AND ITS DISCONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Once dismissed as a rusting industrial has-been—the “Next Detroit”—Philadelphia has enjoyed an astonishing comeback in the 21st century. Over the past two decades, Inga Saffron has served as the premier chronicler of the city’s physical transformation as it emerged from a half century of decline. Through her Pulitzer Prize-winning columns on architecture and urbanism in the Philadelphia Inquirer, she has tracked the city’s revival on a weekly basis. Becoming Philadelphia collects the best of Saffron’s work, plus a new introduction reflecting on the stunning changes the city has undergone. A fearless crusader who is also a seasoned reporter, Saffron ranges beyond the usual boundaries of architectural criticism to explore how big money and politics intersect with design, profoundly shaping our everyday experience of city life. Even as she celebrates Philadelphia’s resurgence, she considers how it finds itself grappling with the problems of success: gentrification, poverty, privatization, and the unequal distribution of public services. What emerges in these 80 pieces is a remarkable narrative of a remarkable time. The proverbial first draft of history, these columns tell the story of how a great city shape-shifted before our very eyes. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 27. Jan 2023) Architecture and society Pennsylvania Philadelphia History 20th century. Architecture and society Pennsylvania Philadelphia History 21st century. ARCHITECTURE / General. bisacsh 21st century, Next Detroit, Philadelphia Inquirer, gentrification, poverty, privatization, unequal distribution, Art, Music, Architecture, History: US, Urban Studies, American Studies, General Interest, Regional, Rebuilding, Equitable City, Success, Mega-Projects, Becoming Philadelphia. Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Art and Architecture eBook-Package 2020 9783110738230 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Architecture and Design 2020 9783110704679 ZDB-23-DAD Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Arts, Architecture and Design 2020 English 9783110704785 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2020 English 9783110704716 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2020 9783110704518 ZDB-23-DGG Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Rutgers University Press Complete eBook-Package 2020 9783110690330 https://doi.org/10.36019/9781978800670 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781978800670 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781978800670/original |
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