Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. List of Illustrations IX
4. Acknowledgments XIV
5. Introduction: The New Downtown XVIII
6. Part One. The Evolution of Downtown Form
7. 1 The Changing Face of Downtown 3
8. 2 Models of Downtown Design 35
9. 3 Corporate Production of Downtown Space 73
10. Part Two. The Politics of Development
11. 4 The Politics of Place Making 103
12. 5 The Two Faces of Downtown 151
13. 6 Public Life and Space in Transition 175
14. Part Three. The Poetics of Form
15. 7 The Poetics of Corporate Open Spaces 199
16. 8 One Percent Aesthetics 233
17. 9 Theming and Stage Setting: The Story of Production and Promotion 255
18. 10 Postmodern Urban Form 277
19. Epilogue: Challenges for Downtown Urban Design 299
20. Notes 309
21. Bibliography 322
22. Index 345