Urban acupuncture Tr. by Mac Margolis, Peter Muello and Ariadne Daher
Lerner, Jaime
Urban acupuncture Tr. by Mac Margolis, Peter Muello and Ariadne Daher - Washington DC Island Press 2014 - xvi,143,ip.
Contents
Preface by Carol Coletta, Knight Foundation ix
Foreword by Jan Gehl xiii
Introduction 1
24-Hour Shopkeepers in New York City 5
The Old Cinema Novo 9
Rescuing a River 11
The Forbidden City 15
Cali 17
Do Nothing! Urgently 21
Around the Clock, or The 24-Hour City 23
Urban Kindness 27
Musical Acupuncture 33
Continuity is Life 37
Street Sounds, Colors, and Scents 39
Good Recycling 43
People in the Streets 47
Smart Car, Smart Bus 51
Commitment to Solidarity 55
Draw Your City 59
Instructions for Performing Urban Acupuncture 63
Creative Leisure vs. Industrious Mediocrity 65
Self-Esteem Is Good Acupuncture 69
Light Is Good Acupuncture 71
Aqua-puncture 75
The Mobility Card 79
Eco-clock 81
Arborescence 83
Produced Memory 85
Of Parks, Squares, and Monuments 89
The One-Page Guide 93
Urban Cholesterol 95
Buildings with Dignity 97
Acupuncture of Silence 101
Ramblas and Galleries 105
A Pinprick Doesn't Hurt 109
Trompe L'oeil 113
A Letter to Fellini 117
How to Find Someone in a City 119
The Presence of Genius 123
Markets and Street Fairs 125
The Bar Counter 129
Love for the City 135
9781610915830
307.76 / LER
Urban acupuncture Tr. by Mac Margolis, Peter Muello and Ariadne Daher - Washington DC Island Press 2014 - xvi,143,ip.
Contents
Preface by Carol Coletta, Knight Foundation ix
Foreword by Jan Gehl xiii
Introduction 1
24-Hour Shopkeepers in New York City 5
The Old Cinema Novo 9
Rescuing a River 11
The Forbidden City 15
Cali 17
Do Nothing! Urgently 21
Around the Clock, or The 24-Hour City 23
Urban Kindness 27
Musical Acupuncture 33
Continuity is Life 37
Street Sounds, Colors, and Scents 39
Good Recycling 43
People in the Streets 47
Smart Car, Smart Bus 51
Commitment to Solidarity 55
Draw Your City 59
Instructions for Performing Urban Acupuncture 63
Creative Leisure vs. Industrious Mediocrity 65
Self-Esteem Is Good Acupuncture 69
Light Is Good Acupuncture 71
Aqua-puncture 75
The Mobility Card 79
Eco-clock 81
Arborescence 83
Produced Memory 85
Of Parks, Squares, and Monuments 89
The One-Page Guide 93
Urban Cholesterol 95
Buildings with Dignity 97
Acupuncture of Silence 101
Ramblas and Galleries 105
A Pinprick Doesn't Hurt 109
Trompe L'oeil 113
A Letter to Fellini 117
How to Find Someone in a City 119
The Presence of Genius 123
Markets and Street Fairs 125
The Bar Counter 129
Love for the City 135
9781610915830
307.76 / LER