Overview: Explains the importance of a city having a unique identity in order to define its history, shape its present, and plan its future.Illustrates how both the architecture of a city and contemporary arts This book discusses several topics regarding different vocabularies, such as sacred architecture, heritage buildings, open spaces, landmarks, and street escapes, all of which have a direct influence on the city form. The city form is also affected by the indirect impact of the citizens themselves, for example their culture, which in turn depends on the arts, as can be seen and embodied i
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