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The Emerald City: And Other Essays on the Architectural Imagination

by Daniel Willis

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Writer, architect, teacher and renderer Daniel Willis takes on an immense range of topics in this provocative work. His ideas, drawn from literature, philosophy, pop culture, and everyday life, challenge readers to rethink their participation in the built environment around them.

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Genres: Nonfiction, Art & Design, Literature Studies and Criticism, Philosophy
DDC/MDS: 720.1 — Arts & recreation Architecture Architecture Theory And Instruction
LCC: NA2543 .S6 .W525 — Fine Arts 2599.5-2599.9 Architectural criticism Architecture General works
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Languages: English
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Published: 1999
Genres: Nonfiction, Art & Design, Literature Studies and Criticism, Philosophy
DDC/MDS: 720.1
LCC: NA2543 .S6 .W525

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