1. Edition - October 2009
51.90 Euro
2009. 288 Pages, Hardcover
- Practical Approach Book -
ISBN-10: 0-470-69996-5
ISBN-13: 978-0-470-69996-6 - John Wiley & Sons








Short description
In this wholly new and dynamic view of London, Farrell looks beyond the contribution of individual buildings to the city. He creates a larger, more exciting frame, charting how the capital's messy and complex shape has been hewn out of a series of layers - natural and manmade, so the Thames and the natural landscape gets as much attention as the railway infrastructure, the roads and the canals. This provides a whole series of revelations that allow readers to see the city afresh. Illustrated with original sketches, maps, archive photographs and paintings, this book provides a vibrant and intriguing collage of London's patterns and its history.

From the contents
Acknowledgements.

Introduction.

The River: 'Liquid History'.

Rural Upper Thames.

The Urban Thames.

The Docklands.

Estuary Thames: London's Engine Room.

The Tributaries.

London's Infrastructure: Inventing the Metropolis.

Canals.

Railways.

The Tube - London Underground.

London's Roads and Pavements: Emerging Conflicts.

Inner Roads.

Outer Roads.

Pedestrians, Cyclists and Buses.

Occupying the Land.

Landscapes, Parks and Gardens.

Conclusion: London's Urbiculture.

Masterplanning and place-making work by Terry Farrell.

Bibliography by Chapter.

Index.

Picture Credits.