To approach a city, or even a city neighborhood, as if it...

To approach a city, or even a city neighborhood, as if it were a larger architectural problem, capable of being given order by converting it into a disciplined work of art, is to make the mistake of attempting to substitute art for life. The results of such profound confusion between art and life are neither life nor art. They are taxidermy.

The Death and Life of Great American Cities (1961)

Jane Jacobs Quotes

To approach a city, or even a city neighborhood, as if it were a larger architectural problem, capable of being given order by converting it into a...

To approach a city, or even a city neighborhood, as if it were a larger architectural problem, capable of being given order by converting it into a...

To approach a city, or even a city neighborhood, as if it were a larger architectural problem, capable of being given order by converting it into a...

To approach a city, or even a city neighborhood, as if it were a larger architectural problem, capable of being given order by converting it into a...