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Garden Cities in Theory and Practice: Principles of a New Architecture in Urban Planning
A. R. Sennett
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Description for Garden Cities in Theory and Practice: Principles of a New Architecture in Urban Planning
Hardcover. With a new introduction by a leading contemporary scholar. Num Pages: 584 pages. BIC Classification: AMVD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 454.
Garden cities sought to combine the best of town and country living to provide healthy vibrant communities on a human scale: affordable housing for all classes in tree-lined streets with well-tended gardens, jobs within easy commuting distances, integrated transport, all surrounded by a green belt to prevent urban sprawl. The first examples were built in England in the early years of the twentieth century but the idea soon caught on internationally, with garden cities being planned and built in the USA, Australia, Germany and Japan amongst countries. Alfred Sennett's little known classic work offers one of the most comprehensive accounts ... Read more
Garden cities sought to combine the best of town and country living to provide healthy vibrant communities on a human scale: affordable housing for all classes in tree-lined streets with well-tended gardens, jobs within easy commuting distances, integrated transport, all surrounded by a green belt to prevent urban sprawl. The first examples were built in England in the early years of the twentieth century but the idea soon caught on internationally, with garden cities being planned and built in the USA, Australia, Germany and Japan amongst countries. Alfred Sennett's little known classic work offers one of the most comprehensive accounts ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
584
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784530686
SKU
V9781784530686
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Ref
99-10
About A. R. Sennett
Alfred Richard Sennett was a Member of the Advisory Committee on Road Improvements and of the Research Committee on Road Traction. Trained in civil, mechanical and electrical engineering Garden Cities in Theory and Practice is his magnum opus.
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