Urban Transformations through Exceptional Architecture

Name: Urban Transformations through Exceptional Architecture
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Urban Transformations through Exceptional ArchitectureAuthor(s): Nadia Alaily-Mattar, Alain Thierstein\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367713744, 978-0367713744\nSynopsis\nUrban Transformations through Exceptional Architecture focusses on the nexus between architecturally exceptional projects and the city. It addresses the following questions: How can the complexity of these projects be comprehended? What roles do the political contexts play in the commissioning of such projects and what audiences do these projects serve? How has the granting of professional recognition for architects changed and what will this change mean to measures of exceptionality in architectural design? What roles do the architectural competitions play in the process of commissioning the design of architecturally exceptional projects, and do design competitions as an urban planning tool grant high value designs? Architecturally exceptiona.