TY - BOOK AU - La Cecla,Franco AU - Mairin,O'Mahony TI - Against Architecture T2 - Green Arcade SN - 9781604866919 AV - NA2599.5 -- .C43 2012eb U1 - 711.4 PY - 2012/// CY - Oakland PB - PM Press KW - Architectural criticism KW - Architecture, Modern -- 21st century KW - City planning KW - Electronic books N1 - Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Why I Did Not Become an Architect -- Chapter 2 Tirana -- Chapter 3 Banlieue Bleu vs. Th e Decline of the Arrabal -- Across Europe -- The Effects of Ugliness -- The Suburbs Threaten the Center -- The Crisis of the Paris Banlieues -- From France through Europe -- European Contagion? -- The Architects' Dream -- The Grands Ensembles -- Subtopia West to East, an Ecumenical Embrace -- Demolition, Future or Present? -- Immigrants Instead of Workers? -- A Question of Esthetics -- Chapter 4 Crema Catalana -- Barcelona and La Sagrera -- Barcelona and Its Residents -- Our District -- Chapter 5 Architecture Washes Whiter -- Chapter 6 Italian Cities, C & G (Cool & Garbage) -- Milan-Bangalore Still Cool -- Chapter 7 Th e New Banks of Happiness N2 - Franco La Cecla is a renowned anthropologist and architect. In 2005 he founded Architecture Social Impact Assessment (ASIA), an agency that evaluates the social impact of architectural and city planning projects. He is currently in production with Radiotelevisione Italiana on a series based on Against Architecture UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/buse-ebooks/detail.action?docID=838208 ER -