Questa serie ti invita a un viaggio affascinante attraverso città che esistono al confine tra realtà e fantasia. Ogni volume svela un mondo unico, spesso surreale, con regole e abitanti propri. È un'esplorazione coinvolgente dell'urbanistica, dell'identità e dell'immaginazione umana, che attira i lettori in labirinti di scoperte inaspettate. Se apprezzi prospettive originali su luoghi noti e sconosciuti, questa serie fa per te.
This set explores the hidden histories of San Francisco, New Orleans, and New York City. With many contributors, each atlas addresses the multi-faceted nature of a city as experienced by numerous categories of inhabitants.
Exploring the San Francisco Bay Area, this innovative atlas delves into the complex layers of meaning that define a place. Through the collaboration of artists, writers, and cartographers, the book features twenty-two stunning color maps that reveal the city from various perspectives. Solnit's work invites readers to reconsider their understanding of location and experience, transforming the concept of an atlas into a rich narrative of interconnected lives and landscapes.
Presents twenty-two color maps and accompanying essays providing details on the people, ecology, and culture of the city.
What makes a place? This title searches out the answer by examining the many layers of meaning in one place, the San Francisco Bay Area. It explores the area thematically - connecting, for example, Eadweard Muybridge's foundation of motion-picture technology with Alfred Hitchcock's filming of Vertigo.