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Spatial Concepts for Decolonizing the Americas / edited by Fernando Luiz Lara and Felipe Hern�andez. - 1 online resource

Intro -- Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter I -- Chapter II -- Chapter III -- Chapter IV -- Chapter V -- Chapter VI -- Chapter VII -- Contributors -- Index.

This collection of essays presents an innovative and provocative set of concepts to understand the spaces of the Americas through local lenses. The disciplines of architecture, urban design, landscape, and planning share the fundamental belief that space and place matter; however, the overwhelming majority of canonical knowledge in these fields originates in another continent and is external to the lived experience in such regions. The book introduces seven new concepts that have not been sufficiently addressed, and would make a significant contribution to the field: namely, gridded spaces; sp.

ISBN: 9781527576537 1527576531

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Cultural landscapes--America.
Geographical perception--America.
Decolonization--America.
Place (Philosophy)
Theory of architecture.
Landscape art & architecture.
City & town planning - architectural aspects.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
America--Geography.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: GF500 / .S63 2022

Dewey Class. No.: 304.2097 114.097