Geta - Centennial UN (Concept for a UN Special Anniversary Museum)

Author: Zhu Wen
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Publish Date: 2006-10-01
Features: This book is one of the outcomes of academic exchange between the School of Architecture at Tsinghua University and the Valle Giulia School of Architecture at the University of Rome, Italy. It proposes the idea of making Gaeta, an ancient Italian city, a United Nations Special Day Museum during the UN Centennial Celebration, and offers several suggestions from the perspective of urban design to improve Gaeta as a typical case of a beautiful living environment. This book is suitable for professionals in the fields of architecture, sociology, and culture, as well as a broad readership interested in old city revitalization and human development. It can also serve as a teaching and reference book for students of architecture and urban planning.