Title: Genius of Common Sense: Jane Jacobs and the Story of the Death and Life of Great American Cities
Publisher: David R. Godine, Publisher
Publication Date: 2009
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1567923844
ISBN 13: 9781567923841
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New
Weight: 14 ounces

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In 1961, Jane Jacobs' book The Death and Life of Great American Cities, revolutionized the fields of city planning and city architecture. Jacobs perceived that the new structures being built to replace the aging housing of older cities were often far worse. This book reveals how Jacobs changed the way the world thought forever.

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Glenna Lang's previous work includes illustrations for four classic poems for children with Godine. She wrote and illustrated the award-winning "Looking Out for Sarah." Although she grew up in New York City, she lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and teaches at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.Marjory Wunsch has illustrated and written numerous children's books. While studying architecture, she encountered problems of urban design, rehabilitation of old buildings, and the ideas of Jane Jacobs. Marjory and her husband live in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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