STUFF
TABLE OF CONTENTS
P REFACE.
11
A Philadelphia Timeline: DNA of a City
C H A P T E R I . An Invisible Crisis
19 Center City 101: The Problem Statement 20 Hypothesis C H A P T E R I I . Urban Assessment
27 28 34
Center City 102: Statistically Speaking Burned Bacon: Philadelphia’s Most Influential Urban Planner Whyte Spaces: The Godfather of Public Space Analysis
Methods:
39 Observations 46 Interviews 50 Synthesis: The City is Designed for Work C H A P T E R I I I . Image of a City
65 66
Center City 103: A Broken Heart Visual Culture: The Social Perception of Public Space
72 74 79 80 89
Public Art: Philadelphia
The Full Spectrum Mural Arts: A History of Urban Revitalization Mural Fatigue Permanent vs. Temporary Street Art on the Rise