| Werner Hegemann and the Search for Universal Urbanism Contributor(s): Collins, Christiane Crasemann (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393731561 ISBN-13: 9780393731569 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $45.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: April 2005 Annotation: ADDRESSING THE LIFE AND WORK of a major figure of the Modern Movement in architecture and city planning, about whom very little is known, this first full study of Werner Hegemann (1881-1936) recounts his contribution to the emerging discipline of international city planning and his critical position within the movement. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Individual Architects & Firms - General - Architecture | Buildings - Public, Commercial & Industrial - Political Science | Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Development |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2004065436 |
| Physical Information: 1.15" H x 6.44" W x 9.54" (1.92 lbs) 420 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The foremost scholar on Hegemann, Collins examines the theoretical and ideological basis of his belief in an urban universality to benefit humanity and discusses the criticism he encountered to present a comprehensive analysis of a leader in a field just beginning to define itself. |
Contributor Bio(s): Collins, Christiane Crasemann: - Christiane Crasemann Collins, a historian of modern architecture and city planning, lives in West Falmouth, Massachusetts. |