{"product_id":"above-new-orleans-roofscapes-of-the-crescent-city-hardcover","title":"Above New Orleans: Roofscapes of the Crescent City - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarco Rasi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRichard Campanella\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first full-length book of drone photography of the Crescent City, \u003ci\u003e Above New Orleans \u003c\/i\u003eoffers readers perspectives never before captured by a camera. Overhead scenes cover the entire metropolis, from the French Quarter to Uptown, from the Mississippi River to Lake Pontchartrain, from Westwego to New Orleans East, and from Gentilly to Gretna. A detailed description accompanies each image, providing insight into the history, geography, and architecture of this dazzling municipality. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs this volume demonstrates, the vantage points afforded by the drone-mounted camera reveal fascinating views otherwise unobtainable in the often compact environment of New Orleans. \"To me a roofscape is the\u003ci\u003e tout ensemble\u003c\/i\u003e of urban elements,\" writes Richard Campanella in the book's preface, \"particularly in dense neighborhoods, visible from a perch that is high enough to be synoptical, yet low enough to be intimate. Roofscapes are the intermediary between the more familiar concepts of streetscapes and landscapes; they are the oblique, three-dimensional renderings of cityscapes.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCapturing these views of New Orleans required the specialized equipment and expertise of retired Italian engineer Marco Rasi, who has mastered the new technology of drone photography in his adopted hometown. His adept piloting and keen eye made for, in Rasi's words, \"the perfect platform to capture those rooftop perspectives I had always savored, as no aircraft or helicopter could ever do.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbove New Orleans: Roofscapes of the Crescent City \u003c\/i\u003ebeautifully documents the aesthetic wonder of the city's singular urban landscape.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarco Rasi \u003c\/b\u003eearned a PhD in civil engineering from the California Institute of Technology. He is a certified commercial drone pilot and expert in drone-mounted cameras. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Campanella\u003c\/b\u003e is a geographer and associate dean for research at the Tulane School of Architecture. The author of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eCityscapes of New Orleans\u003c\/i\u003e, he was named Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Palmes Acad駑iques by the French government in 2016. In 2019 he received the Louisiana Writer Award from the Louisiana Center for the Book in the State Library of Louisiana.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 11.4 x 13.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44279133339750,"sku":"9780807176061","price":69.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/dyq2xkiz_g9780807176061.webp?v=1766511029","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/above-new-orleans-roofscapes-of-the-crescent-city-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}