Sign-In
Cart
The City Creative: The Rise of Urban Placemaking in Contemporary America
Hardcover
20th Century United States HistoryGeneral ArchitectureGeneral Sociology
Currently unavailable to order
Please enter your email and a message will be sent to you when this product becomes available on our website.
ISBN10: 022672722X
ISBN13: 9780226727226
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: Apr 18 2021
Pages: 360
Weight: 2.91
Height: 1.10 Width: 8.80 Depth: 9.30
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780226727226
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: Apr 18 2021
Pages: 360
Weight: 2.91
Height: 1.10 Width: 8.80 Depth: 9.30
Language: English
In the wake of the Great Recession, American cities from Philadelphia to San Diego saw an upsurge in hyperlocal placemaking--small-scale interventions aimed at encouraging greater equity and community engagement in growth and renewal. But the projects that were the most successful at achieving these lofty ambitions weren't usually established by politicians, urban planners, or real estate developers; they were initiated by community activists, artists, and neighbors. In order to figure out why, The City Creative mounts a comprehensive study of placemaking in urban America, tracing its intellectual history and contrasting it with the efforts of people making positive change in their communities today.
Spanning the 1950s to the post-recession 2010s, The City Creative highlights the roles of such prominent individuals and organizations as Jane Jacobs, Christopher Alexander, Richard Sennett, Project for Public Spaces, and the National Endowment for the Arts in the development of urban placemaking, both in the abstract and on the ground. But that's only half the story. Bringing the narrative to the present, Michael H. Carriere and David Schalliol also detail placemaking interventions at more than 200 sites in more than 40 cities, combining archival research, interviews, participant observation, and Schalliol's powerful documentary photography. Carriere and Schalliol find that while these formal and informal placemaking interventions can bridge local community development and regional economic plans, more often than not, they push the boundaries of mainstream placemaking. Rather than simply stressing sociability or market-driven economic development, these initiatives offer an alternative model of community-led progress with the potential to redistribute valuable resources while producing tangible and intangible benefits for their communities. The City Creative provides a kaleidoscopic overview of how these initiatives grow, and sometimes collapse, illustrating the centrality of placemaking in the evolution of the American city and how it can be reoriented to meet demands for a more equitable future.
Spanning the 1950s to the post-recession 2010s, The City Creative highlights the roles of such prominent individuals and organizations as Jane Jacobs, Christopher Alexander, Richard Sennett, Project for Public Spaces, and the National Endowment for the Arts in the development of urban placemaking, both in the abstract and on the ground. But that's only half the story. Bringing the narrative to the present, Michael H. Carriere and David Schalliol also detail placemaking interventions at more than 200 sites in more than 40 cities, combining archival research, interviews, participant observation, and Schalliol's powerful documentary photography. Carriere and Schalliol find that while these formal and informal placemaking interventions can bridge local community development and regional economic plans, more often than not, they push the boundaries of mainstream placemaking. Rather than simply stressing sociability or market-driven economic development, these initiatives offer an alternative model of community-led progress with the potential to redistribute valuable resources while producing tangible and intangible benefits for their communities. The City Creative provides a kaleidoscopic overview of how these initiatives grow, and sometimes collapse, illustrating the centrality of placemaking in the evolution of the American city and how it can be reoriented to meet demands for a more equitable future.
Also in
General Architecture
Architectural Classics Notecards: 20 Prints and Envelopes (20 Different Cards on Luxe Paper, 9 X 6, Gold Foil Stamped Box, Great for All Occasions) [W
Princeton Architectural Press
Other
$19.99
The Universe of Design: Horst Rittel's Theories of Design and Planning
Protzen, Jean-Pierre
Harris, David
Paperback
$128.79
Rural Utopia and Water Urbanism: The Modern Village in Franco's Spain
LeJeune, Jean-François
Paperback
$59.93
Progressive Design in the Midwest: The Purcell-Cutts House and the Prairie School Collection at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Olivarez, Jennifer Komar
Paperback
From $12.99
The End of Automobile Dependence: How Cities Are Moving Beyond Car-Based Planning
Kenworthy, Jeffrey
Newman, Peter
Paperback
$68.75
Paint by Sticker (Official): Architecture: Re-Create 12 Historic Structures One Sticker at a Time!
Workman Publishing
Paperback
$16.14
Our World in Ten Buildings: How Architecture Defines Who We Are and How We Live
Murphy, Michael
Hardcover
$28.50
A Field Guide to American Houses (Revised): The Definitive Guide to Identifying and Understanding America's Domestic Architecture
McAlester, Virginia Savage
Paperback
$40.50
An Architectural Guidebook to Los Angeles: Updated Sixth Edition
Winter, Robert
Inman, Robert
Gebhard, David
Paperback
$42.75
Generation Regeneration: Codesigning the Future of Cities Through Regenerative Placemaking
Cho, Tony
Hardcover
$27.50
The Big Book of Tiny Painting: An Artist's Guide to Tiny Painting Outside in Ink and Watercolour
Stroz, Leslie
Paperback
$23.74
100 Iconic Buildings to See Before You Die: Explore the World's Most Amazing Architecture
Dk Travel
Hardcover
$33.25
Rendering in Pen and Ink: The Classic Book on Pen and Ink Techniques for Artists, Illustrators, Architects, and Designers
Guptill, Arthur L.
Paperback
$28.45
Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time (Tenth Anniversary Edition)
Speck, Jeff
Paperback
$19.95
The Hotel on Place Vendome: Life, Death, and Betrayal at the Hotel Ritz in Paris
Mazzeo, Tilar J.
Paperback
$18.04
Drawing Lessons with Da Vinci: An Artist's Guide to Geometry, Anatomy and Proportion
Roig, Gabriel Martín
Paperback
$23.74
Massimo Listri. the World's Most Beautiful Libraries. 45th Ed.
Sladek, Elisabeth
Ruppelt, Georg
Hardcover
$28.50
Pretty Good House: A Guide to Creating Better Homes
Maines, Michael
Kolbert, Daniel
Mottram, Emily
Hardcover
$33.24
In a Good Place: How the Spaces Where We Live, Work, and Play Can Help Us Thrive
Klotz, Leidy
Hardcover
$26.10
Engineering in Plain Sight: An Illustrated Field Guide to the Constructed Environment
Hillhouse, Grady
Hardcover
$35.99
Los Angeles Central Library Pops: Celebrating a Century of the Light of Learning
Rice, Christina
Hardcover
$47.50
A Natural History of Empty Lots: Field Notes from Urban Edgelands, Back Alleys, and Other Wild Places
Brown, Christopher
Paperback
$18.99
LEED Green Associate V5 Exam Prep Complete Study Guide (Fourth Edition) - With Exam Simulator
Koralturk, A. Togay
Paperback
$99.99
London, Block by Block: An Illustrated Guide to the Best of England's Capital
Block, Cierra
Hardcover
$14.20
The Last Castle: The Epic Story of Love, Loss, and American Royalty in the Nation's Largest Home
Kiernan, Denise
Paperback
From $10.99
The Trust Experiments: Rebuilding Connection in a World Designed to Divide Us
Montgomery, Charles
Hardcover
$30.40
Factory Convent Schoolhouse Home: Soulful Transformations of Unusual Spaces
Gardener, Lynda
Hardcover
$38.00
Palaces for the People: How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life
Klinenberg, Eric
Paperback
$19.00
The Spaces That Make Us: Why Design Is Broken and How We Can Create a Happier, Healthier World
Kurani, Danish
Hardcover
$26.59
Casa Kahlo: Frida Kahlo's Family Home and Sanctuary
Romeo, Mara de Anda
Romeo, Frida Hentschel
Romeo Kahlo, Mara
Hardcover
$52.25
Mini-Forest Revolution: Using the Miyawaki Method to Rapidly Rewild the World
Lewis, Hannah
Paperback
$23.70
Lost Raleigh: Exploring the Oak City's Architectural History
Hanbury, Mary Ruffin
Dunn, Ian F. G.
Paperback
$28.50
Welcome to Paradox City: A Critical History of Dallas as Told Through Its Architecture
Lamster, Mark
Hardcover
$26.55
Housesketching: Learn to Create Energetic and Expressive Architectural Drawings
Kiefer, Albert
Paperback
$23.74
A House Needs to Breathe...Or Does It?: An Introduction to Building Science
Bailes, Allison A., III
Paperback
$61.25
101 Things I Didn't Learn In Architecture School: And wish I had known before my first job
Lebner, Sarah
Paperback
$17.10
California Coastal: Seaside Living from Sea Ranch to San Diego
Hebert, Heather Sandy
Ewald, Chase Reynolds
Hardcover
$47.50
Measure and Construction of the Japanese House: 250 Plans and Sketches Plus Illustrations of Joinery
Engel, Heino
Hardcover
$16.14
Life Inside a Cottage: Interior Inspiration from Today's Cottage Dwellers
Card, Nell
Vere, Rachel
Hardcover
$39.90
Get Your House Right: Architectural Elements to Use & Avoid
Cusato, Marianne
Pentreath, Ben
Sammons, Richard
Paperback
$28.49
Trauma-informed Design: A Framework for Designers, Architects, and Other Practitioners
Roche, Janet E.
Erdman, Adrienne
Cowart, Christine A.
Paperback
$68.69
Human Transit (Revised Edition): How Clearer Thinking about Public Transit Can Enrich Our Communities and Our Lives
Walker, Jarrett
Paperback
$43.75
Building Better - Less - Different: Transforming Cities and Sustaining Labor: Transforming Cities and Sustaining Labor Fundamentals - Case Studies - S
Heisel, Felix
Hebel, Dirk E.
Paperback
$55.09
The Genius in the Design: Bernini, Borromini, and the Rivalry That Transformed Rome
Morrissey, Jake
Paperback
$18.04
The Builders: Six Master Carpenters Who Shaped Louisiana's Antebellum Lafourche Country
Plater, David
Paperback
$18.95
Watercolor Artist's Index of the Urban Landscape: A Field Trip of Features and How to Paint Them
Taylor, Richard
Paperback
$23.74
Building Charm: A Hyper-Practical Guide to Developing Outstanding New Neighborhoods
Blonder, Naama
Bereznyak, Misha
Paperback
$32.49
Barkitecture: Explore the World of Innovative and Sustainable Pet Architecture
Thomasson, Joshua
Hardcover
$12.34
Code Check Complete 3rd Edition: An Illustrated Guide to the Building, Plumbing, Mechanical, and Electrical Codes
Hansen, Douglas
Hardcover
$71.24