Architecture of Fear

Nan Ellin, Edward J Blakely

1st Edition

Book (31 May 1997)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Contributors including architects, regional planners, artists, and those in sociology and the humanities take a sometimes humorous look at the psychology behind defensive construction, in essays on subjects such as gated communities, housing for the homeless, cyburbanism, self-governing townships, walls, and community empowerment. Includes high-qua

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Book information

ISBN:	9781568980829
Publisher:	Princeton Architectural Press
Imprint:	Princeton Architectural Press
Pub date:	31 May 1997
Edition:	1st Edition
DEWEY:	720.1104
DEWEY edition:	21
Language:	English
Number of pages:	320
Weight:	607g
Height:	305mm
Width:	229mm
Spine width:	20mm