Grid meets the hills

Grid meets the hills
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Publisher : Editions Parenthèses
Total Pages : 164
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ISBN-10 : 2863640771
ISBN-13 : 9782863640777
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Book Synopsis Grid meets the hills by : Florence Lipsky

Download or read book Grid meets the hills written by Florence Lipsky and published by Editions Parenthèses. This book was released on 1999 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Comme la plupart des villes américaines, San Francisco s'est développée suivant un système de grille orthogonale, ne tenant pas compte de la topographie particulière (42 collines et une baie). Il en résulte un phénomène peu commun : les rues rectilignes jouent aux montagnes russes car l'outil du colonisateur et les reliefs sont entrés en guerre au mépris d'une rationalité évidente.


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