Building the Ivory Tower

Building the Ivory Tower

Author: LaDale C. Winling

Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 0812249682

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Building the Ivory Tower examines the role of American universities as urban developers and their changing effects on cities in the twentieth century. LaDale C. Winling explores philanthropy, real estate investments, architectural landscapes, and urban politics to reckon with the tensions of university growth in our cities.