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To a young Jane Jacobs, Greenwich Village, with its winding cobblestone streets and diverse makeup, was everything a city neighborhood should be. The activist, writer, and mother of three grew so fond of her bustling community that it became a touchstone for her landmark book The Death and Life of Great American Cities. But consummate power broker Robert Moses, the father of many of New York's most monumental development projects, saw things differently: neighborhoods such as Greenwich Village were badly in need of urban renewal. Notorious for exacting enormous human costs, Moses's plans had never before been halted-not by governors, mayors, or FDR himself, and certainly not by a housewife from Scranton. The epic rivalry of Jacobs and Moses, played out amid the struggle for the soul of a city, is one of the most dramatic and consequential in modern American history. In Wrestling with Moses, acclaimed reporter and urban planning policy expert Anthony Flint recounts this thrilling David-and-Goliath story, the legacy of which echoes through our society today. The first ordinary citizens to stand up to government plans for their city, Jacobs and her colleagues began a nationwide movement to reclaim cities for the benefit of their residents. Time and again, Jacobs marshaled popular support and political power against Moses, whether to block traffic through her beloved Washington Square Park or to prevent the construction of the Lower Manhattan Expressway, a ten-lane elevated superhighway that would have destroyed centuries-old streetscapes and displaced thousands of families and businesses. Like A Civil Action before it, Wrestling with Moses is the tale of a local battle with far-ranging significance. By confronting Moses and his vision, Jacobs forever changed the way Americans understood the city, and inspired citizens across the country to protest destructive projects in their own communities

The narrative explores the evolution of America's landscape through intense political, economic, and cultural conflicts. It highlights the rise of the anti-sprawl movement and the New Urbanism revolution of the 1960s, advocating for smart growth and sustainable practices. Additionally, it examines landowners' resistance grounded in property rights, showcasing the alliance of free-market libertarians, the Tea Party, home builders, and various industries in their fight against these developments.

From the award-winning author of Wrestling with Moses comes a fascinating, accessible biography of the most important architect of the twentieth century. Modern Man is a riveting biography of Le Corbusier--a man who invented new ways of building and thinking. Modern Man is a penetrating psychological portrait of a true genius and constant self-inventor, as well as a sweeping tale filled with exotic locales, sex and celebrity (he was a lover of Josephine Baker), and high-stakes projects. In Flint's telling, Corbusier isn't just the grandfather of modern architecture but a man who sought to remake the world according to his vision, dispelling the Victorian style and replacing it with something never seen before. His legacy remains controversial today, as the world grapples with how to house its skyrocketing urban population and the cult of the "starchitect" continues to grow. Modern Man is for listeners fascinated by the complex personal lives and outsized visions of both groundbreaking artists and dazzling, charismatic innovators like Steve Jobs.

In this collection of interviews, with an introduction by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, twenty mayors from five continents share their strategies for tackling global challenges at the local level. During a period dominated by racial unrest, the Covid pandemic, and the increasingly vivid impact of the climate crisis, these enterprising leaders have made their cities more healthy, functional, fiscally sound, and sustainable places to live and work. Mayor's Desk argues that local governments are the real engines of global change. Packed with full-color photography, it will inspire, educate, and surprise all who strive to influence the evolution of their cities.

Le Corbusier, muž s typickými černými kulatými brýlemi, je jednou z nejdiskutovanějších a nejrozporuplnějších osobností moderní doby. Obdivovateli bývá oslavován jako „otec“ moderní architektury, jako nejvýznamnější architekt dvacátého století, jenž změnil nejen to, jak a co se staví, ale hlavně jak se o architektuře uvažuje. Kritiky je naopak pokládán za ničitele měst, za fanatického člověka posedlého formou a zcela pomýlenými představami, jak lidé na architekturu reagují, jaké domy a města potřebují k harmonickému životu. Byl jedním z vůbec prvních hvězdných architektů, z nichž se stávaly celebrity, veřejně činní intelektuálové a vůdci hnutí usilující o velké změny. Byl rovněž průkopníkem sebepropagace, práce s veřejným míněním a cílevědomého šíření vlastních myšlenek. A v neposlední řadě také urputným bezskrupulózním člověkem, jenž ve své posedlosti stavět moderní města a měnit svět nepokrytě nadbíhal nacistickému i komunistickému režimu. Kniha Le Corbusier, muž doby moderní, architekt zítřka je obsáhlým a v českém jazyce prvním architektovým životopisem. Je určena nejen čtenářům, které fascinují složité osobní životy a velkolepé vize umělců a charismatických inovátorů, ale zejména těm, kteří přemýšlejí o moderní společnosti a architektuře pro 21. století.

Papież modernizmu. Człowiek, który zmienił XX wiek. Wielkie wizje, wielkie kontrowersje Życie, inspiracje, kompleksy i kobiety papieża modernizmu. Anthony Fint unaocznia czytelnikowi rozwój myśli Corbusiera poprzez kolejne realizacje jego projektów: poczynając od pierwszego, wygrawerowanego w wieku 14 lat zegarka, poprzez pracę dla braci Perretów, kontrowersyjny, rewolucyjny projekt przebudowy centrum Paryża – Plan Voisin – aż po ucieleśnienie idei „maszyny do mieszkania” – L'Unite d'Habitation, Jednostkę Mieszkaniową w Marsylii. Autor nie ucieka przy tym od kontrowersji wokół osoby architekta, dotyczących zarówno koncepcji społecznych i architektonicznych, jak i ciągot do faszyzmu i pozycji w rządzie Vichy w czasie wojny. Tak powstał wnikliwy portret psychologiczny geniusza, który nie skończył żadnej szkoły architektonicznej, a mimo to odcisnął swoje piętno na całej architekturze i urbanistyce XX wieku. Le Corbusier architekturą chciał zmieniać społeczeństwo i świat. Bez odniesienia do jego pięciu punktów nowoczesnej architektury w zasadzie nie istnieje żadna dyskusja o współczesnym budownictwie. Geniusz, wizjoner, bezwstydny oportunista. Biografia jednej z najbardziej niezwykłych postaci XX wieku.