New Haven, CT, Estados Unidos : Yale University Press, 2023.

256 p. : il. color ; 26 cm.

Introduction. -- Civic. 1. The Acropolis Athens, Greece. - 2. Isfahan Persia (Modern Iran). - 3. Town Hall Saynatsolo, Finland. - 4. Seaside Florida USA. - 5. Spreebogen Government District Berlin, Germany. -- Houses. 1. Fitzwilliam Square Dublin, Ireland. - 2. Blackwell Cumbria, UK. - 3. Villa Tugendhat Brno, Czechia. - 4. Vanna Venturi House Philadelphia, USA. - 5. Nora House Sendai, Japan. -- Education. 1. St John's College Oxford University, UK. - 2. Munkegaard School Dyssegard, Denmark. - 3. The Beinecke Library Yale University, USA. - 4. Gando Primary School Burkina Faso. - 5. Universidad de Ingeniería y Tecnología Lima Perú. -- Offices. 1. Somerset House London, UK. - 2. Chilehaus Hamburg, Germany. - 3. Johnson Wax Headquarters Racine, Wisconsin, USA. - 4. Centraal Beheer Insurance Offices Apeldoorn, Netherlands. - 5. CCTV Headquarters Beijing, China. -- Industry. 1. Shrewsbury Flaxmil Maltings Ditherington, UK. - 2. Moulin Saulnier Cocoa Mill Noisiel, France. - 3. The Van Nelle Factory Complex Rotterdam Netherlands. - 4. Salk Institute for Biological Studies La Jolla, California, USA. - 5. Shenzhen Energy Ring Shenzhen, China. -- Transport. 1. Canal Du Midi Southern France. - 2. Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Mumbai, India. - 3. Fiat Tagliero Service Station Asmara, Eritrea. - 4. Washington Dulles International Airport Washington, DC, USA. - 5. Yokohama International Airport Terminal Yokohama, Japan. -- Museums. 1. The Uffzi Florence, Italy. - 2. Dulwich Picture Gallery London, UK. - 3. Pompidou Centre París, France. - 4. Ningbo History Museum Zhejiang Province, China. - 5. National Museum of African American History and Culture Washington, DC, USA. -- Perfomance. 1. Theatre at Epiduaros Greece. - 2. The Globe Theatre London, UK. - 3. Bayreuth Festspielhaus Bayreuth, Germany. - 4. Syndney Opera House Sydney, Australia. - 5. Walt Disney Concert Hall Los Angeles, USA. -- Religion. 1. Angkor Wat Siem Reap, Cambodia. - 2. Portuguese Synagogue Amsterdam, Netherlands. - 3. Basílica de la Sagrada Familia Barcelona, Spain. - 4. Notre Dame du Haut Ronchamp, Eastern France. - 5. The Ismaili Centre Toronto, Canada. -- Retail. 1. Grand Bazaar Istanbul, Turkey. - 2. Galleria Vittorio Emanuele ll Milan, Italy. - 3. Ljubljana Central Market Arcades Ljubljana, Slovenia. - 4. Langham Place Shopping Mall Mong Kok, Hong Kong. - 5. Magna Park Milton Keynes, UK. -- Gardens. 1. Gardens of the villa d´Este Tivoli, near Rome, Italy. - 2. Gardens of the Generalife Palace Granada Spain. 3. Kyoto Temple Gardens Kyoto, Japan. - 4. Gardens of Stowe House Stowe, Buckinghamshire, UK. - 5. The High Line Manhattan, New York, USA. -- Further Reading. -- Index.-- Acknowledgements. -- Picture Credits. --

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