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    Global City Blues

    By Daniel Solomon

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    "This is a book about the making of cities and the buildings that compose them. It is about the conditions under which an architect engaged in those activities now works, how those conditions evolved and why they are changing. It is about the qualities of life that are threatened by the ways cities are built at the beginning of the 21st century and intelligresponse to those threats. It is about why the city planning ideas and the cultural cuisinart that came in the box with modern architecture are a lingering menace." -- from Global City Blue.
    In Global City Blues, renowned architect Daniel Solomon presents a perceptive overview and an insightful assessmof how the power and seductiveness of modernist ideals led us astray. Through a series of independbut linked essays, he takes the reader on a personal picaresque, introducing us to people, places, and ideas that have shaped thinking about planning and building and that laid the foundation for his beliefs about the world we live in and the kind of world we should be making.
    As an alternative, Daniel Solomon discusses the ideas and precepts of New Urbanism, a reform movemhe helped found that has risen to prominence in the past decade. New Urbanism offers a vital counterbalance to the forces of sprawl, urban disintegration, and placelessness that have so transformed the contemporary landscape.
    Global City Blues is a fresh and original look at what the history of urban form can teach us about creating built environments that work for people.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherIsland Press
    Release dateSep 26, 2012
    ISBN9781597262682
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    Daniel Solomon

    Daniel Solomon is an accomplished author that writes both in English and Amharic, the vernacular official language of the Federal Democratic Republic. He was born and raised in Ethiopia. Hence, the majority of his works are portraits of his motherland, a country of ancient civilization, a home of hospitality, and a symbol of freedom. That being said, Daniel is currently a citizen of the United States of America, where he has lived and worked for years now. Literature is very much near and dear to the heart of Daniel Solomon. He spends a significant amount of his time reading and writing books. His work across multiple disciplines largely discourses narratives of human experience from all walks of life. Some of his exemplary books include titles lie Africa Distracted: Collection of Poems (2000) text in English, Abeshatay (2000) Novel text in Amharic, Tachyon (2016) Novel Text in Amharic, Blue Wave (2020) Novel text in English, The Sold Nation (2021) Novel, text in English, and The War of Two Brothers : collection of Poems (2019) text in English. He has also written academic books such as English for Grade 11 (2003), English for Pre-University and College Students (2005), and The Impact of Identity Politics for the Spread of Digital Marketing, the Case of Ethiopia (2021). He has also published various articles on in anemic and scientific journals such as the Journal of Engineering Computer Science, the Advanced Journal of Social Science and Humanities, and the Research Gate. His academic publications concentrate on his areas of study which embrace literature, technology, leadership, and project management. At present, the majority of his works are available online at

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