| Urbanity and Density: In 20th-Century Urban Design Contributor(s): Sonne, Wolfgang (Author) |
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ISBN: 3869224916 ISBN-13: 9783869224916 Publisher: Dom Publishers OUR PRICE: $98.95 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | History - Contemporary (1945 -) - Architecture | Urban & Land Use Planning - Architecture | History - Modern (late 19th Century To 1945) |
| Physical Information: 1.6" H x 9.9" W x 12.1" (5.00 lbs) 360 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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examples characterized by functional mixture, social openness, spatially defined pub-lic spaces, urbanarchitecture, historical reference and a cultural understanding of the city.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. |
Contributor Bio(s): 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. |