{"product_id":"sixteen-acres-architecture-and-the-outrageous-struggle-for-the-future-of-ground-zero-by-philip-nobel","title":"Sixteen Acres: Architecture and the Outrageous Struggle for the Future of Ground Zero \/ by Philip Nobel","description":"\u003cp\u003eMetropolitan Books, 2005. Hardcover. Some dustjacket edge wear. VG\/VG. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Quirky, discursive, and highly opinionated\"--a frank and devastating assessment of architecture and the rebuilding at Ground Zero (Michiko Kakutani, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaverick architecture critic Philip Nobel takes us deep into the inner workings of Ground Zero, tracing the redevelopment of this battleground construction site from smoke-shrouded ruin to controversial master plan. Nobel gathers the huge cast of players at war with one another: real estate developers; grieving families; ambitious politicians; and most of all the architects, in the national spotlight as never before, charged with satisfying impossible demands and reconciling a sacred zone with daily life.\u003cbr\u003eBy turns tragic and comic, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSixteen Acres\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a riveting story of high culture and low dealings, confronting the essential questions: Can buildings provide meaning? Are modern architects up to the job? What are the limits of architecture?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Desierto Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56112852041894,"sku":null,"price":12.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/3465\/5654\/files\/nobel.jpg?v=1768934401","url":"https:\/\/249f2c-1b.myshopify.com\/products\/sixteen-acres-architecture-and-the-outrageous-struggle-for-the-future-of-ground-zero-by-philip-nobel","provider":"DESIERTO BOOKS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}