Scale in cities is relative and absolute. It has the ability to make us feel at home in the world or alien from it; connected or disconnected. Both large and small scale in cities can be beautiful; both are right; neither is wrong. Whilst accepting that prescription is no answer; getting the scale right ndash; at an intuitive and sensual level ndash; is a fundamental part of the magic of architecture and urban design. Touching the City explores how scale is manifested in cities; exploring scale in buildings; in the space between them and in their details. It asks how scale makes a difference. Travelling from Detroit to Chandigarh; via New York; London; Paris; Rome and Doha; Tim Makower explores cities with the analytical eye of a designer and with the experiential eye of the urban dweller. Looking at historic cities; he asks what is good about them: what can we learn from the old to inform the new? The book zooms in from the macro scale of surfing Google Earth to micro moments such as finding fossils in a weathered wall. It examines the dynamics and movement patterns of cities; the making of streets and skylines; the formation of thresholds and facades; and it also touches on the process of design and the importance of drawing. As the books title; Touching the City; suggests; it also emphasises the tactile ndash; that the city is indeed something physical; something we can touch and be touched by; alive and ever changing.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Lead sheet onlyBy BardladyNote - there are two versions of this music on . The one that is $1.95 is only the lead sheet for the song "Youre a Mean One; Mr. Grinch." Its in the key of Eb; or C minor. You get the melody line and the accompanying chord notation - nothing more.The version that costs $3.96 is also in Eb/C minor. It is a piano/vocal/chord arrangement. Its also essentially a scan of the sheet music; and can not be magnified large enough to be useful. The graphic gets distorted because of the size; whether on a large computer monitor or the ipad app; making it very tricky to read the music.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Horrendously disappointing on every level.By Count GrahamulaAdvertised as 12 pages; but mine is only 6. Music is marked as finished after the end of the 3rd verse; exactly half way through the song ("seasick crocodile" line). Also; this isnt any version Im familiar with; certain rises and falls are completely omitted. And its in B-flat major/ g minor of all keys. Gave up trying to use this score; started writing my own.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Mr Grinch StoryBy Pamela HassettThis story is amazing! A classic Christmas story that many of us know and enjoy; a story that brings us love and cheer during the Christmas season
