Article: Five recent books on the city.(City of Collision : Jerusalem and the Principles of Conflict Urbanism, A Field Guide To Sprawl, Sir John Soane and London, Temporary Urban Spaces: Concepts for the Use of City Spaces, The Form of Cities : Political Economy and Urban Design)(Book review)

TEMPORARY URBAN SPACES: CONCEPTS FORTHE USE OF CITY SPACES

Edited by Florian Haydn and Robert Temel. Basel: Birkhauser. 2006. E29.90

The subject of this book is the use of temporary space, especially in the urban context. With 10 essays by experts and documentation of 35 sample projects demonstrating different aspects of temporary uses in the city, the book provides an overview of current events in Europe and the United States.

SIR JOHN SOANE AND LONDON

By Ptolemy Dean. Aldershot: Lund Humphries. 2006. [pounds sterling]40

John Soane (1753-1837) carried out over four hundred recorded architectural commissions in London. ...

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