Vertical The City from Satellites to Bunkers |
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| Author:
| Graham, Stephen |
| ISBN: | 978-1-78168-793-2 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2016 |
| Publisher: | Verso Books
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| Imprint: | Verso |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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Vertical is a brilliant re-imagining of the world we live in. Today we live in a world that can no longer be read as a two-dimensional map. In Vertical Stephen Graham rewrites the city at every level, calling for a a new understanding of our surroundings that takes into account above and below- why Dubai has been built to be seen from GoogleEarth; how the superrich in Sao Paulo live their penthouse lives far from the street; why London billionaires build vast subterranean basements...
More DescriptionVertical is a brilliant re-imagining of the world we live in. Today we live in a world that can no longer be read as a two-dimensional map. In Vertical Stephen Graham rewrites the city at every level, calling for a a new understanding of our surroundings that takes into account above and below- why Dubai has been built to be seen from GoogleEarth; how the superrich in Sao Paulo live their penthouse lives far from the street; why London billionaires build vast subterranean basements rather than move house. Vertical will make you look at the city anew- from the viewfinders of drones, satellites, from the top of skyscrapers, at street-level and from underground bunkers- this is a new politics of space and geography.