TY - BOOK AU - Lara,Fernando Luiz AU - Hern�andez,Felipe TI - Spatial Concepts for Decolonizing the Americas SN - 9781527576537 AV - GF500 .S63 2022 U1 - 304.2097 23 PY - 2022/// CY - Newcastle upon Tyne PB - Cambridge Scholars Publishing KW - Cultural landscapes KW - America KW - Geographical perception KW - Decolonization KW - Place (Philosophy) KW - Theory of architecture KW - bicssc KW - Landscape art & architecture KW - City & town planning - architectural aspects KW - Geography KW - Electronic books N1 - 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 N2 - 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 UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=3072510 ER -