Color of Cities

Name: Color of Cities
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ISBN: 9780071411721

ISBN-10: 0071411720

ISBN-13: 9780071411721

Edition: 2003

Authors: Lois Swirnoff

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A colour dictionary of international urban design, this work documents the distinctive colour characteristics of cities in the USA, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia.

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
Publication date: 1/24/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 7.00" wide x 8.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English

Illustrations	p. VI
Preface	p. IX
Introduction	p. 1
The Context: Physical Places	p. 7
Perception of Cities	p. 7
The Siting of Cities	p. 9
Light, Surface, and the Environment	p. 13
Urban Spaces: Cities of Light	p. 21
Venice, Italy	p. 21
Rome	p. 33
Florence	p. 41
Siena	p. 48
Lucca	p. 52
San Gimignano	p. 56
Cortona	p. 58
Bologna	p. 61
Jerusalem, Israel	p. 62
Jericho and the Sinai	p. 66
Regions of Light	p. 69
Mexico	p. 69
Santa Fe, New Mexico	p. 73
Los Angeles	p. 75
The Caribbean	p. 77
Urban Spaces	p. 81
Median Cities	p. 81
Paris	p. 81
Village in the French Alps	p. 83
New York, New York	p. 85
Boston, Massachusetts	p. 88
Cities in Shadow	p. 91
London	p. 91
Cambridge, England	p. 93
Stockholm	p. 95
Copenhagen	p. 97
Country in Shadow: Japan	p. 99
City Streets	p. 114
Venetian Passageways	p. 117
Spaces and Streets of Rome	p. 122
Florentine Environment	p. 128
Colors of Siena	p. 130
Lucca	p. 133
Colors and Light of Bologna	p. 135
Israel: Streets and Spaces	p. 136
Mexican Form and Color	p. 138
Santa Fe, New Mexico	p. 142
Los Angeles: Districts and Streets	p. 144
Parisian Streets and Spaces	p. 146
Town in the French Alps	p. 148
Burgundy	p. 149
The Streets of Manhattan	p. 150
Boston: Neighborhoods and Citizens	p. 153
Cambridge, England	p. 155
Stockholm: Old Town	p. 156
Copenhagen: Squares and Streets	p. 157
Facades	p. 158
The Graphic Facade	p. 159
Venice	p. 160
Rome	p. 166
Florence	p. 170
Israel	p. 172
Mexico	p. 174
Santa Fe	p. 180
Los Angeles	p. 182
The Caribbean	p. 184
Paris	p. 186
French Alps	p. 190
New York, New York	p. 191
Boston	p. 194
Britain	p. 196
Stockholm	p. 198
Copenhagen	p. 199
Apertures	p. 201
At Human Scale	p. 211
Markets	p. 211
Materials	p. 216
Details	p. 219
Epilogue	p. 222
Colors Grouped by City	p. 224
Global Position of Cities	p. 226
Bibliography	p. 227
Index	p. 228
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