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.
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-both theory and practice-and his critical position within the movement.
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Phaidon Press, London
Date Published: 1965
Description: Softcover. Good reading copy. Examines the way in which modern city planning, especially as regards its architectural aspects, developed out of German theory and practice of the late nineteenth century. Includes an Index. read more
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