An architect and urban designer in Los Angeles, Sherman argues that in the context of urban development, every architectural project becomes nothing less than a bargaining situation by which
the public posture of the building or site is forged or cast in relation to the city. Game theory studies negotiation and conflict resolution, he says, so can be particularly useful as a tool
for deciphering the logics that characterize the relational dynamic between the interests that surround property. Using case studies from his home town, he diagnoses the terms under which a
deal was struck or an impasse reached, the willingness of each party to bargain, and the relative ability of the parties to enforce their interest. Annotation 穢2010 Book News, Inc., Portland,
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