Learning from Delhi : dispersed initiatives in changing urban landscapes / edited by Shamoon Patwari and Bo Tang ; written by Maurice Mitchell.

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Mitchell, Maurice [author.]

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Material type: Text

TextPublisher: London : Routledge, 2010Description: xv, 305 p. : illustrations color, plans ; 28 cmContent type:

text

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unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

9781409401025 (pbk.)
1409401022 (pbk.)

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DDC classification:

720.103 MIT 23 018062

LOC classification:

NA2543.S6 M565 2010

Summary: This book is a powerful wake-up call to all architects. It speaks about the meaning of architecture in circumstances that appear very different to those with which we are familiar in the West. The line of enquiry always revolves around the question of ̀how might architecture improve the way we live? It is a manifesto for an alternative form of architectural practice a testament to the value of an education.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-297) and index.

This book is a powerful wake-up call to all architects. It speaks about the meaning of architecture in circumstances that appear very different to those with which we are familiar in the West. The line of enquiry always revolves around the question of ̀how might architecture improve the way we live? It is a manifesto for an alternative form of architectural practice a testament to the value of an education.

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