A city of short-lived phenomena.

Discusses trends in city planning and architecture. Elaboration on the concepts of dynamism; Robert Venturi's principles in architecture; Jean Baudrillard's assessment of modern technological cities; Development and architecture projects in Houston, Texas; Landscape architect Lawrence Halprin's app...

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Publicado en:Southwest Review Vol. 77; no. 2/3; pp. 289 - 307
Autor principal: Webb, Bruce C.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Southern Methodist University 1992
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Sumario:Discusses trends in city planning and architecture. Elaboration on the concepts of dynamism; Robert Venturi's principles in architecture; Jean Baudrillard's assessment of modern technological cities; Development and architecture projects in Houston, Texas; Landscape architect Lawrence Halprin's approach of designing with time and motion through what he called "scores", an interlocutory between real motion phenomena and their abstract, narrative representation.