{"product_id":"twentieth-century-town-halls-architecture-of-democracy","title":"Twentieth Century Town Halls: Architecture of Democracy","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the first book to examine the development of the town hall during the twentieth century and the way in which these civic buildings have responded to the dramatic political, social and architectural changes which took place during the period. Following an overview of the history of the town hall as a building type, it examines the key themes, variations and lessons which emerged during the twentieth century. This is followed by 2 case studies from around the world which include plans, sections and full-colour illustrations. Each of the case studies examines the town hall's procurement, the selection of its architect and the building design, and critically analyses its success and contribution to the type's development. The case studies include:  Copenhagen Town Hall, Denmark, Martin Nyrop  Stockholm City Hall, Sweden, Ragnar Ostberg  Hilversum Town Hall, the Netherlands, Willem M. Dudok  Walthamstow Town Hall, Britain, Philip Dalton Hepworth  Oslo Town Hall, Norway, Arnstein Arneberg and Magnus Poulsson  Casa del Fascio, Como, Italy, Guiseppe Terragni  Aarhus Town Hall, Denmark, Arne Jacobsen with Eric Moller  Saynatsalo Town Hall, Finland, Alvar Aalto  Kurashiki City Hall, Japan, Kenzo Tange  Toronto City Hall, Canada, Viljo Revell  Boston City Hall, USA, Kallmann, McKinnell and Knowles  Dallas City Hall, USA, IM Pei  Mississauga City Hall, Canada, Ed Jones and Michael Kirkland  Borgoricco Town Hall, Italy, Aldo Rossi  Reykjavik City Hall, Iceland, Studio Granda  Valdelaguna Town Hall, Spain, Victor Lopez Cotelo and Carlos Puente Fernandez  The Hague City Hall, the Netherlands, Richard Meier  Iragna Town Hall, Switzerland, Raffaele Cavadini  Murcia City Hall, Spain, Jose Rafael Moneo  London City Hall, UK, Norman Foster\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Stewart (Architect and writer, UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51641652805848,"sku":"9781138312524","price":1125.0,"currency_code":"EGP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0807\/5572\/0408\/files\/514r9nUWaqL.jpg?v=1778411346","url":"https:\/\/www.abcacademic.com\/products\/twentieth-century-town-halls-architecture-of-democracy","provider":"Academic Bookshop Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}