Designing the global city : design excellence, competitions and the remaking of central Sydney /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Freestone, Robert
Group Author: Davison, Gethin; Hu, Richard
Published: Palgrave Macmillan,
Publisher Address: Singapore :
Publication Dates: [2019]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Carrier Form: xxii, 353 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-339) and index.
ISBN: 9789811320552
9811320551
Index Number: HT169
CLC: C912.81
Call Number: C912.81/F857
Contents: Property development, governance and design excellence -- Global Sydney: economy, planning and environment -- A pre-history of design excellence in Sydney -- The city of Sydney's competitive design policy: context, genesis and operation -- Competitive projects and their design outcomes -- Competitions and excellence: three case studies -- The benefits and drawbacks of mandatory design competitions -- Design competitions as public policy.