The glorious failure of the experimental city: Cautionary tales from Arcosanti and Masdar City

The Experimental City

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 218-235

  Evans, James ^a   Schliwa, Gabriele ^a   Luke, Katherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85047125173     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315719825-16     Document Type: Chapter

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