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Urban Design in Western Europe
Braunfels, Wolfgang; Northcott, Kenneth J. (Translator)
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Paperback. A survey of a thousand years of urban architecture that identifies certain themes common to cities as different as Sienna and London, Munich and Venice. Most important is an architecture that expresses the city's personality and most particularly its political personality. Translator(s): Northcott, K.T. Num Pages: 422 pages, xiv, 408 p., 190 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; 3J; AMVD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 19. Weight in Grams: 792.
What makes a city endure and prosper? In this masterful survey of a thousand years of urban architecture, Wolfgang Braunfels identified certain themes common to cities as different as Siena and London, Munich and Venice. Most important is an architecture that expresses the city's personality and most particularly its political personality. Braunfels describes and classifies scores of cities--cathedral cities, city-state, maritime cities, imperial cities--and examines the links between their political and architectural histories. Lavishly illustrated with city plans, bird's-eye views, early renderings, and modern photographs, this book will delight and instruct architects, urban planners, historians, and travelers.
What makes a city endure and prosper? In this masterful survey of a thousand years of urban architecture, Wolfgang Braunfels identified certain themes common to cities as different as Siena and London, Munich and Venice. Most important is an architecture that expresses the city's personality and most particularly its political personality. Braunfels describes and classifies scores of cities--cathedral cities, city-state, maritime cities, imperial cities--and examines the links between their political and architectural histories. Lavishly illustrated with city plans, bird's-eye views, early renderings, and modern photographs, this book will delight and instruct architects, urban planners, historians, and travelers.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
422
Condition
New
Number of Pages
422
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226071794
SKU
V9780226071794
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