Download or read book Creating Cities/Building Cities written by Peter Karl Kresl and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2017-12-29 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the past 150 years, architecture has been a significant tool in the hands of city planners and leaders. In Creating Cities/Building Cities, Peter Karl Kresl and Daniele Ietri illustrate how these planners and leaders have utilized architecture to achieve a variety of aims, influencing the situation, perception and competitiveness of their cities.