Squares in Contemporary Architecture

This study gives an overview of what Paolo Favole, an architect, sees as the best examples of squares built throughout the world since the late 1950s. Emphasizing the importance of this part of city planning, he discusses the work of over 50 architects, including: Aalto, Anselmi, Aronson, Arup, Atzomon, Bach, Bofill and Karavan, Bofinger, Le Corbusier, Cortina, Esteban, Fakhoury, Halprin, Huet, Isozaki, Lapena, Meier, Montero, Moor, Miemeyer, Noguchi, Pallasmaa, Panzarella, Piano, Pierini and Pomodoro, Podrecca, Ponti, Pottoghesi, Purini en Thermes, Venturi Scot Brown and Zagari. Examples of locations include: Chandigarh, New York, London, Osnabruck, Helsinki, Tel Aviv, Piran, Genoa, San Francisco, Paris and Barcelona.;The book is aimed at the interest and well-travelled general reader as well as professionals in the field.