| Camillo Sitte: The Birth of Modern City Planning: With a Translation of the 1889 Austrian Edition of His City Planning According to Artistic Principle Contributor(s): Collins, Christiane Crasemann (Author), Collins, George R. (Author), Sitte, Camillo (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486451186 ISBN-13: 9780486451183 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $19.76 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2006 Annotation: This 1889 text by a noted Austrian architect and urban planner ignited a new age of city planning. Inspired by medieval and baroque designs, Sitte emphasized the creation of spacious plazas, enhanced by monuments and other aesthetic elements. Numerous illustrations, plus extensive commentary, notes, and bibliography. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Individual Architects & Firms - General - Architecture | Buildings - Public, Commercial & Industrial |
| Dewey: 711.409 |
| LCCN: 2006050201 |
| Series: Dover Books on Architecture |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.2" (1.40 lbs) 480 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: First published in 1889, this revolutionary text by a noted Austrian architect and urban planner ignited a new age of city planning. Inspired by medieval and baroque designs, Camillo Sitte emphasized the creation of spacious plazas, enhanced by monuments and other aesthetic elements. Numerous illustrations highlight this classic, which features extensive commentary, notes, and a bibliography. The acclaimed translation and commentary by George R. Collins and Christiane Crasemann Collins includes Sitte's original drawings and plates in a format resembling the original publication. The authors place Sitte's work within the context of its historical and theoretical background, and they establish its relevance to such recent developments in urban theory as the townscape movement and contextualism. |