The enclosed shopping mall, now so ubiquitous, was invented by one man: Victor Gruen. Mall Maker is the first biography of this visionary spirit.
M. Jeffrey Hardwick is Senior Program Officer at the National Endowment for the Humanities. He earned his Ph.D. degree in American studies from Yale University.
"Victor Gruen may well have been the most influential architect of the twentieth century."-Malcom Gladwell, New Yorker "Mall Maker is an important book. . . . The fact that Gruen's buildings are more lived in than the work of nearly any other modern architect makes him a designer worth reading about."-Metropolis Magazine "An insightful account . . . in lucid prose."-New York Times "Hardwick's thesis is compelling . . . : instead of saving the city, Gruen inadvertently contributed to its demise."-Washington Times "A pioneering book on a seriously neglected subject, and everybody interested in the evolution of twentieth-century cities should read it."-Alex Garvin, Archives of American Art Journal "Hardwick brings fresh insight into the specific role of shopping centers in spawning the twin evils of sprawl and urban decline."-Enterprise & Society
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