A unique atlas of city plans from ancient to modern

"Graves's illustrations will be the standard and will be used in research and design work for a long time to come."
--David Grahame Shane, Columbia University School of Architecture

Although contemporary professional use of the term dates from the mid-twentieth century, "urban design" has been practiced throughout history. Examples of carefully planned ancient cities exist in Asia, India, Africa, Europe, and the Americas and are hallmarks of classical Chinese, Roman, and Greek...