Urbanity and Density: In 20th-Century Urban Design

Name: Urbanity and Density: In 20th-Century Urban Design
Brand: Dom Publishers
SKU: 9783869224916
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In the writing of urban design history of the twentieth century, functionalist and avant-garde models of the dissolution of the city are dominating. In contrast this book presents projects whose goal is the ideal of a dense and urbane city. Drawing on plans, built examples and theories of dense and urban cities and city districts in the twentieth century, modern examplesof urban design are analyzed and highlighted, which until now have been evaluated more as fringe phenomena. These include examples characterized by functional mixture, social openness, spatially defined pub-lic spaces, urbanarchitecture, historical reference and a cultural understanding of the city. The book's new evaluation of modern urbandesign history creates opportunities for current planning by offering models which better reflect the striving for urbanity and density.

Author: Wolfgang Sonne
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Dom Publishers
Published: 08/01/2017
Pages: 360
Weight: 5lbs
Size: 12.10h x 9.90w x 1.60d
ISBN: 9783869224916

About the Author
Sonne, Wolfgang: - Wolfgang Sonne is Professor for History and Theory of Architecture within the Faculty for Architecture and Civil Engineering at the Technical University in Dortmund and Deputy Director of the Deutsches Institut für Stadtbaukunst. His research interests cover the fi elds of architecture, urban design and conservation from the 19th to the 21st centuries.

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