In a brilliant synthesis of words and pictures, Edmund N. Bacon relates historical examples to modern principles of urban planning. He vividly demonstrates how the work of great architects and planners of the past can influence subsequent development and be continued by later generations. By illuminating the historical background of urban design, Bacon also shows us the fundamental forces and considerations that determine the form of a great city. Perhaps the most significant of these are simultaneous movement systems—the paths of pedestrian and vehicular traffic, public and private transportation—that serve as the dominant organizing force, and Bacon looks at movement systems in cities such as London, Rome, and New York. He also stresses the importance of designing open space as well as architectural mass and discusses the impact of space, color, and perspective on the city-dweller. That the centers of cities should and can be pleasant places in which to live, work, and relax is illustrated by such examples as Rotterdam and Stockholm.
THE CITY AS AN ACT OF WILL
AWARENESS OF SPACE AS EXPERIENCE
THE NATURE OF DESIGN
WAYS OF PERCEIVING ONE'S SELF
THE GROWTH OF GREEK CITIES
DESIGN ORDER OF ANCIENT ROME
MEDIEVAL DESIGN
UPSURGE OF THE RENAISSANCE
DESIGN STRUCTURE OF BAROQUE ROME
DUTCH INTERLUDE
18TH AND 19TH CENTURY EUROPEAN DESIGN
DEVELOPMENT OF PARIS
EVOLUTION OF SAINT PETERSBURG
JOHN NASH AND LONDON
VITRUVIUS COMES TO THE NEW WORLD
LE CORBUSIER AND THE NEW VISION
THE GREAT EFFORTBRASILIA
PEKING
SIMULTANEOUS MOVEMENT SYSTEMS
DECISION MAKING
PUTTING THE IDEAS TO WORKPHILADELPHIA
GRIFFIN AND CANBERRA
CITY FOR HUMANITYSTOCKHOLM
LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE
Appendix
Notes on Illustrations
Bibliography
Index
In a brilliant synthesis of words and pictures, Edmund N. Bacon relates historical examples to modern principles of urban planning. He vividly demonstrates how the work of great architects and planners of the past can influence subsequent development and be continued by later generations. By illuminating the historical background of urban design, Bacon also shows us the fundamental forces and considerations that determine the form of a great city. Perhaps the most significant of these are simultaneous movement systems—the paths of pedestrian and vehicular traffic, public and private transportation—that serve as the dominant organizing force, and Bacon looks at movement systems in cities such as London, Rome, and New York. He also stresses the importance of designing open space as well as architectural mass and discusses the impact of space, color, and perspective on the city-dweller. That the centers of cities should and can be pleasant places in which to live, work, and relax is illustrated by such examples as Rotterdam and Stockholm.
THE CITY AS AN ACT OF WILL
AWARENESS OF SPACE AS EXPERIENCE
THE NATURE OF DESIGN
WAYS OF PERCEIVING ONE'S SELF
THE GROWTH OF GREEK CITIES
DESIGN ORDER OF ANCIENT ROME
MEDIEVAL DESIGN
UPSURGE OF THE RENAISSANCE
DESIGN STRUCTURE OF BAROQUE ROME
DUTCH INTERLUDE
18TH AND 19TH CENTURY EUROPEAN DESIGN
DEVELOPMENT OF PARIS
EVOLUTION OF SAINT PETERSBURG
JOHN NASH AND LONDON
VITRUVIUS COMES TO THE NEW WORLD
LE CORBUSIER AND THE NEW VISION
THE GREAT EFFORTBRASILIA
PEKING
SIMULTANEOUS MOVEMENT SYSTEMS
DECISION MAKING
PUTTING THE IDEAS TO WORKPHILADELPHIA
GRIFFIN AND CANBERRA
CITY FOR HUMANITYSTOCKHOLM
LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE
Appendix
Notes on Illustrations
Bibliography
Index
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