Chase argues that orthodox architectural culture does not fully explain the contemporary cityscape [because] high art architecture has divorced architectural form from its function and social purpose. He concludes that ‘urban space is sub-cultural space, real estate transaction and consumerist by-product. ISBN 10: 1859841384 ISBN 13: 9781859841389
Commended in the PEN/Architectural Digest Award for Literary Writing on the Visual Arts (2001).
In this free-wheeling guided tour to the cityscape of Southern California