02249nam a2200277 4500 8619 8619 22718 BD-DhUAP 20250626135118.0 170627s2017 enka 000 0 eng 2017947103 1786431602 9781786431608 DLC BD-DhUAP BD-DhUAP BD-DhUAP Eng 23 711 KRE Kresl, Peter Karl, author. Creating cities/building cities : architecture and urban competitiveness / Peter Karl Kresl with Daniele Ietri. Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar Publishing, [2017] v, 209 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Include Index and Bibliography. For the past 150 years, architecture has been a significant tool in the hands of city planners and leaders. In Creating Cities/Building Cities, Peter Karl Kresl and Daniele Ietri illustrate how these planners and leaders have utilized architecture to achieve a variety of aims, influencing the situation, perception and competitiveness of their cities. Whether the objective is branding, re-vitalization of the economy, beautification, development of an economic and business center, status development, or seeking distinction with the tallest building, distinctive architecture has been an essential instrument for those who manage the course of a city's development. Since the 1870s, and the reconstruction of Chicago following the Great Fire, architecture has been affected powerfully by advances in design, technology and materials used in construction. The authors identify several key elements in such a strategic initiative and in the penultimate chapter examine several cases of cities that have ignored one or more of these elements and have failed in their attempt. A unique set of insights into this fascinating topic, this study will appeal to specialists in urban planning, economic geography and architecture. Readers interested in urban development will also find its coverage accessible and enlightening. Area planning (Civic art – includes city planning, landscape. Rénovation urbaine Architectur City planning. Ietri, Daniele, author. ddc BK 0 0 ddc 0 0 UAPCL UAPCL General Stacks 2025-06-26 711 KRE 3010022718 2025-06-26 1 14600.00 2025-06-26 BK