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100 1 _aFleming, Ronald Lee,
_eauthor
245 1 4 _aThe art of placemaking :
_binterpreting community through public art and urban design /
_cRonald Lee Fleming
260 _aLondon :
_bMerrell,
_c2007
264 1 _aLondon :
_bMerrell,
_c2007
300 _a383 pages :
_bcolor illustrations ;
_c28 cm
336 _atext
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336 _astill image
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337 _aunmediated
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338 _avolume
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504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index
505 0 _aThe art of placemaking : an introduction -- Case studies. Gateways : creating a sense of arrival ; Transit facilities : providing orientation for travelers ; Murals : part of a town-enhancement strategy ; Integrating placemaking into architecture ; Placemaker as turf definer ; Sculpture as place setting -- Interpreting place : from maker to memory trail. Placemaking interpreted : revisiting the past, revealing future choice -- The character of street furniture. An armature for placemaking ; Street furniture : a compendium of projects -- Public-art planning : what we have learned from the past. Planning for placemaking ; Annotated guide to public-art plans ; Failure and the potential for redemption ; Curatorial truth and contextual consequences : the evolution of federally funded public art at the GSA and NEA ; The artist's perspective : working in the field of public art
520 _a"In The Art of Placemaking, Ronald Lee Fleming adopts a practical approach to tackling public art and community planning in the US as they are experienced today. Through detailed, in-depth case studies he discusses the development of placemaking initiatives since 1990, accompanying beautiful and approachable examples with constructive criticism of those he sees as less successful. The case studies deal with varied projects, ranging from a clock with bronze bells that marks the gateway to downtown Cincinnati to the beautification of a water treatment plant in Cambridge, Massachusetts; and from a terrazzo floor incorporating sea-creatures at Miami International Airport Florida, to a firefighters' memorial in Boston"--
_cBook jacket
530 _aAlso issued online
650 0 _aPublic art spaces
650 0 _aPublic art
650 0 _aUrban beautification
776 0 8 _iOnline version:
_aFleming, Ronald Lee.
_tArt of placemaking.
_dLondon : Merrell, 2007
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