{"product_id":"two-tales-of-a-city-9780875803579","title":"Two Tales of a City","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProviding a study of Chicago's Central Area, this book aims to illuminate the ways in which the renovations have reconfigured the social as well as the physical landscape. Documenting that architecture embodies ideology and social relationships, it encourages readers to notice architecture and the ways in which it shapes their world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Coffee-table book that aims to make an argument.\u003c\/p\u003e * Indiana Magazine of History *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eGail Satler's study of architecture and the ways in which architecture impacts the human experience is unique.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Keith Mendenhall, Gehry Partners\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a guide to Chicago's recent urban transformation, Satler's book is indispensable.\u003c\/p\u003e * Michigan Historical Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTable of Contents\u003cbr\u003e Foreword by Lee Bey\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e List of Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Introduction—The Question of Centrality\u003cbr\u003e I—REINSTATING STATE STREET\u003cbr\u003e 1—The Vision Plan\u003cbr\u003e 2—Taking It to the Street—Observations and Reflections\u003cbr\u003e II—THE RIVERFRONT\u003cbr\u003e 3—(Re)turning to the River\u003cbr\u003e 4—Going with the Flow—A Walk along the Riverfront\u003cbr\u003e III—MILLENIUM PARK (1999–2004)\u003cbr\u003e 5—(Re)creation\u003cbr\u003e IV—REALIGNING CENTER AND PERIPHERIES\u003cbr\u003e 6—Branching Out—From Center to Peripheries\u003cbr\u003e 7—Reaching In—From Peripheries to Center\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion—Checagou, Chicago, Chicagoland—Reimaging an Unfolding City\u003cbr\u003e Selected Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406419239255,"sku":"9780875803579","price":31.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780875803579.jpg?v=1730495732","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/two-tales-of-a-city-9780875803579","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}