Cosmopolis: Yesterday's Cities of the Future

ISBN-13: 9781138521315 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 172 str.

Howard Mansfield

Opis

Cosmopolis is the story of the ideal city we never achieved, and the great plans that went into making-over precincts of our urban language.

Spis treści

A Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow The Reforming Spirit The Civic Impulse The Garden City Vroadacre City The Radiant City La Cite Industriale The Glories of the Metropolis La Citta Nuova To the Sky To the Sky and Beyond Motopia Yesterday's City of Tomorrow Megastructure Toward Tomorrow

O autorze

Howard Mansfield is a writer who specializes in the fields of history, preservation, and architecture. His work has appeared widely in newspapers and professional journals including The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Inland Architect. His books include Skylark: The Life, Lies and Inventions of Harry Atwood and Turn and Jump: How Time and Place Fell Apart.