Interior Urbanism: Architecture, John Portman and Downtown America - Paperbackby Charles Rice (Author) Vast interior spaces have become ubiquitous in the contemporary city. The soaring atriums and concourses of mega hotels, shopping malls and transport interchanges define an increasingly normal experience of being 'inside' in a city. Yet such spaces are also subject to intense criticism and claims that they can destroy the quality of a city's authentic life 'on the outside'. Interior Urbanism explores the roots of this