(Paperback - English - 9780374538095)
A deep exploration of modern life that examines our cities, public places, and homes br br In Mysteries of the Mall , Witold Rybczynski, the author of How Architecture Works , casts a seasoned critical eye on the modern scene. His subject is nothing less than the broad setting of our metropolitan world. In thirty-four discerning essays, Rybczynski ranges over topics as varied as shopping malls, Central Park, the Op ra Bastille, and America's shrinking cities. Along the way, he examines our post-9 11 obsession with security, the revival of the big-city library, the rise of college towns, our fascination with vacation homes, and Disney's planned community of Ce ..