New Orleans - Garden City Extraordinaire Baker Geoffrey H.

- Adds a new dimension to the architectural guide by marrying incisive analysis of the development of New Orleans' urban design context with beautiful illustrations- Takes you on a vibrant photographic tour of the city's innovative architecture, cityscapes and topography- Provides an essential visual and intellectual synthesis of ideas that help to explain this historically rich city, known for being elusive, legendary and admirable in equal measure New Orleans, like Venice, is built in a location that at first sight seems curious in the extreme. How could it be that these cities, built so precariously in the face of a watery threat, were to become among the great cities of the world? How could a site below sea level, at a swampy curve in the River Mississippi become one of the most visited cities in the United States, and possess a unique kind of magic that separates it from other