Ladders

Albert Pope

ISBN 10: 1616894113 / ISBN 13: 9781616894115

Published by Rice University School of Architecture / Princeton Architectural Press, 2014

About this Item

COVER- bends, rub-marks, minor tears on edges; clean. PAGES- notes written on insides of front/back covers and on several pages; medium bends, no tears; occasional slight stains, clean overall; no tears. Not ex-library. 286 pgs. Second Edition, 2014.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ladders
• Publisher: Rice University School of Architecture / Princeton Architectural Press
• Publication Date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1616894113
• ISBN 13: 9781616894115
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Fair
• Book Type: Book

About this title

Synopsis

Albert Pope's 1996 seminal book Ladders is now available in a second edition. Considered a classic in the field of urbanism and one of our most requested out of print titles, Pope's provocative study of five post-war American cities examines the forces--including demographic upheavals, market expansions, and technological developments--that precipitated a change from the open system of the pre-war urban grid to the fragmented and closed spaces of suburban cul-de-sacs, expressways, and office parks. Through an incisive series of diagrams and photographs, Pope reveals the concepts, theories, and rules that have guided their organizational evolution into post architectural spaces whose character is shaped more by the effects of immense urban spaces and infrastructure than built forms. A new preface by architect and educator Pier Vittorio Aureli situates the book in the context of contemporary urban thinking and makes a compelling argument for it's continued relevance as springboard for the investigation of our contemporary cities.

About the Author

Pier Vittorio Aureli, an architect and educator, teaches at the Berlage Institute in Rotterdam and the Technical University of Delft. He is the author of "The Project of Autonomy" and other books.