Design of Cities: Revised Edition (A Penguin book)
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| Rating | : | 4.98 (996 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0140042369 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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Like Burnham, he had created a noble, logical diagram that had the power to stir the blood." —Alexander Garvin, The American City"Stunning illustrations extraoridinarily lucid plans A breakthrough in beautiful art book making." —Architectural Forum. "Edmund Bacon had greater impact on the planning and development of his hometown Philadelphia than any individual except Robert Moses in New York and Daniel Burnham in Chicago
Bacon was born in Philadelphia and studied architecture at Cornell University and at the Cranbrook Academy of Art, under Eliel Saarinen. In 1971 Mr. In 1938, after two years as a city planner in Flint, Michigan, Mr. Bacon was awarded the American Institute of Planners Distinguished Service Award for his innovations and achievements as Director of the Philadelphia City Planning Commission. Edmund N. Under his leadership Philadeplphia became engaged
He vividly demonstrates how the work of great architects and planners of the past can influence subsequent development and be continued by later generations. "The major contemporary work on urban design Splendidly presented, filled with thoughtful and brilliant intuitive insights." —The New RepublicIn a brilliant synthesis of words and pictures, Edmund N. Perhaps the most significant of these are simultaneous movement systems—the paths of pedestrian and vehicular traffic, public and private transportation—that serve as the dominant organizing force, and Bacon looks at movement systems in cities such as London, Rome, and New
Carlos Alvarez said Fantastic textbook for architecture students and many architects. In this classic text on city design Edmund Bacon explains the elements of the new urbanism. I teach architecture and use this text as reference to explain a brief history of urban form and as a model for urban design concepts and drawings because many of its chapters are beautifully illustrated with refined and thoughtful conceptual diagrams that are rich examples for anyone who wants to understand how to design the urban dimension.. Vicente F. de Castro Neto said The most important book for my town-planning practice. This book changed the way I looked into the conception of cities. The command of urban spaces, with beatiful examples through history, put me to new design of cities or to renew existing city centers including new perspectives for the citizen or people that just pass by.. "Well designed book" according to Miles. A very informative and well designed book. I am currently a grad. student in architecture and the ideas presented in this book are very intriguing. It takes a very practical approach to urban design. If this book were coupled with Jane Jacob's The Death and Life of Great American Cities, one could get two different but relevant viewpoints regarding this very important debate, especially in the wake of Modernism.