Three American cities
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HKIA journal: the official journal of the Hong Kong Institute of Architects (香港建築師學報), no.35, 2003, pp. 58-69
Abstract
(1) New York City
(a) Overall planning - mid town
(b) Overall planning - lower Manhattan and Broadway
(c) Manhattan massing
(d) Streetscape - upper-east side
(e) Streetscape - mid-town
(f) Streetscape - little Italy
(g) Landmarks on transformation - Times Square and Flatiron Building
(h) Two major building materials - masonry and cast iron
(i) New York Life
(j) The Manhattan edge
(k) 911 effects
(2) Washington D. C.
(a) The city of monuments
(b) The stone lantern - The Lincoin Memorial
(c) The Washington Monument and the Capitol Skyline
(d) The Jefferson Memorial and the Tidal Basin
(e) The White House and the Grid system
(f) United States Capitol as the vanishing point of avenues
(g) The Vietnam veterans memorial
(h) The streetscape - building configurations
(i) The streetscape - a green city
(j) The stone pointer
(3) Chicago
(a) Overall planning - Chicago River
(b) The skyline
(c) The water layer and the vehicular layer
(d) The metro layer - the loop
(e) Urban plaza and sculpture
(f) The Michigan Avenue and the Wrigley Building
(g) The real "marina city"
(h) Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF)
(i) Chicago's first lady
(j) Santa Fe Building
(k) Frank Lloyd Wright in Oak Park
(l) Chicago life - jogging on Oak Street Beach
(m) Chicago life - dancing in Grant Park
(n) Chicago life - enjoying lake Michigan at Navy Pier
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Date
2003
Language
en