{"product_id":"the-public-face-of-architecture-nathan-glazer-9781501158704","title":"The Public Face of Architecture","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn an effort to examine the state of disarray of contemporary public architecture, this collection of essays provides opinions and commentary on how the appearance of buildings has reflected society over time and what improvements need to be made in today's designs.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHighlighting the issues of today's architecture, editors Nathan Glazer and Mark Lilla put together a collection of essays that aim to create critical and responsible appraisal of today's building projects and urban plans. This provocative book brings together nearly thirty thoughtful essays that explore what vital public architecture has meant in the past and what it should mean in the future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCovering topics such as the philosophical, historical, and practical principles of publics spaces, conflicts over the funding and placement of public art, and civic architecture's relation to political order, the strong minded and consistently clear authors of these essays provide insight on the all too often ill-conceived and uninspired American public architecture of the modern day and how it reflects our confusions about public life itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nathan Glazer,Mark Lilla\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501158708\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501158704\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Free Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/02\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 7.00w x 1.50d","brand":"Nathan Glazer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447898386687,"sku":"9781501158704","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_61d776b1-0836-463c-870b-0f232bb7df8d.jpg?v=1777235559","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-public-face-of-architecture-nathan-glazer-9781501158704","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}