Urban Omnibus Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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American Urbanist: How William H. Whyte's Unconventional Wisdom Reshaped Public Life
Richard K. ReinUrban OmnibusRichard K. Rein’s “American Urbanist” chronicles William Whyte’s approach to “preservation and rehabilitation of old buildings and neglected outdoor spaces, which maneuvered through and around the edges of — but rarely pushed against — existing legal frameworks and social mores.”
Paperback, 2023
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Mos: Selected Works
Michael MeredithUrban Omnibus📸 A proposal for a community library and farmer’s market at a vacant storefront on Ninth Avenue in Hell’s Kitchen. Image by Michael Meredith and Hilary Sample from Vacant Spaces NY, courtesy of MOS and Actar Press
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Vacant Spaces NY
Michael MeredithUrban Omnibus📸 A proposal for a community library and farmer’s market at a vacant storefront on Ninth Avenue in Hell’s Kitchen. Image by Michael Meredith and Hilary Sample from Vacant Spaces NY, courtesy of MOS and Actar Press
Paperback, 2021
$59.95$34.95 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
City: Rediscovering the Center
William H. WhyteUrban OmnibusWilliam Whyte once implored readers to reconsider the city center’s “huge reservoir of space yet untapped by imagination.” Our article, “Second Chances,” looks at “less predictable second chances, from suburban malls to luxe office space in the urban core” in three recent books. https://t.co/evCkgXgkgY
Paperback, 2009
$39.95$19.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book