Cette série vous invite à un voyage fascinant à travers des villes qui existent à la frontière entre la réalité et la fantaisie. Chaque volume révèle un monde unique, souvent surréaliste, avec ses propres règles et ses habitants. C'est une exploration captivante de l'urbanisme, de l'identité et de l'imagination humaine, entraînant les lecteurs dans des labyrinthes de découvertes inattendues. Si vous appréciez des perspectives originales sur des lieux familiers et inconnus, cette série est faite pour vous.
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.