Becoming Philadelphia

Becoming Philadelphia
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Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Total Pages : 273
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ISBN-10 : 9781978817074
ISBN-13 : 197881707X
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Book Synopsis Becoming Philadelphia by : Inga Saffron

Download or read book Becoming Philadelphia written by Inga Saffron and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2020-06-12 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past two decades, Pulitzer Prize-winning architecture critic Inga Saffron has served as the premier chronicler of Philadelphia's transformation as it emerged from a half century of decline. Becoming Philadelphia collects the best of Saffron's work, as she explores the tangled intersections of design, politics, and money at the heart of the city's resurgence.


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