Pamphlet Architecture 26: Thirteen Projects for the Sheridan Expressway

Pamphlet Architecture

by Jonathan D. Solomon

The thirteen projects take as their subject a site of contested transportation infrastructure--the Sheridan Expressway. By proposing new typologies for this site, these studies seek to mediate the spaces in the city where local and regional meet. Referencing the introduction of the modern parkway into the Bronx, the grading of the Central Park transverse roads, and other works that have redefined the relationship between parks and roads, author Jonathan Solomon suggests a system by which large projects might again be built in American cities.

Genres: Architecture

114 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 1, 2004

Reviews

[Jes · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a cool book! The visuals/renderings/artwork provide helpful context to the ideas presented, as well as being great eye candy. This book has changed how I see expressways and traffic, just wow.

[Maddy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love it when form reflects content especially in a larger social sense. The formation of the Sheridan Expressway reflected the social situation of Brooklyn and the attempt to overcome it - augh so good.