INTERLUDE. FIRM FOUNDATIONS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. INTRODUCTION “KHRUSHCHEV’S DUE AT IDLEWILD” vi
4. ONE. AMERICAN SONS 1
5. TWO. GARDEN FOR THE MACHINE 42
6. THREE. THE GREENING OF GOTHAM 88
7. INTERLUDE. FIRM FOUNDATIONS 150
8. FOUR. HOUSING THE PEOPLE 160
9. FIVE. SHAPING THE NATION’S CAPITAL 184
10. SIX. HOSTING THE WORLD 208
11. SEVEN. “HIGH PRIESTS OF THE SUPER-ROAD” 256
12. EIGHT. THE METROPOLIS RENEWED 308
13. POSTSCRIPT. MINERVA’S OWL FLIES AT DUSK 352
14. APPENDIX CLARKE AND RAPUANO SELECTED PROJECTS, 1915–1975 356
15. NOTES 364
16. INDEX 379
17. ILLUSTRATION CREDITS 388