Architectural Fashions And Planning Trends

An upcoming book by Witold Rybczynski, a professor of urbanism, discusses architectural fashions and recent trends in planning.

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February 21, 2001, 6:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"The homes people live in evolved out of simple need or grand design, or both, then were inevitably polished by the urge to change. Buildings are subject to the same whims as last season's hemline, argues Witold Rybczynski in his upcoming, tenth book, "The Look of Architecture" ($25 hardcover, May 24, 2001, Oxford University Press), which compares architecture to fashion."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

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Tuesday, February 20, 2001 in MSNBC

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