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  1. Edmund Norwood Bacon (May 2, 1910 – October 14, 2005) was an American urban planner, architect, educator, and author. During his tenure as the executive director of the Philadelphia City Planning Commission from 1949 to 1970, his visions shaped today's Philadelphia , the city of his birth, to the extent that he is sometimes described as "The ...

  2. Sep 28, 2010 · Heralded as the father of modern Philadelphia, famed city planner Edmund Bacon was the man behind many of the city’s most notable post-WWII redevelopment projects, from Penn Center and Market East to Penn’s Landing and Society Hill. While these projects are well-known and have become essential parts of the Philadelphia landscape, the plans ...

  3. May 2, 2017 · Imagining Philadelphia: Edmund Bacon and the Future of the City. Ed Bacon: Planning, Politics, and the Building of Modern Philadelphia. Philly’s famed city planner had a mix...

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  5. Oct 18, 2005 · By Robin Pogrebin. Oct. 18, 2005. Edmund N. Bacon, a leading postwar urban planner who remade much of Philadelphia, died on Friday at his home there. He was 95. His death was confirmed by...

  6. Published in 1967, Design of Cities assessed urban development from the ancient through the modern periods while highlighting many redevelopment projects in postwar Philadelphia. Written by urban planner Edmund Bacon (1910-2005) and replete with photographs, sketches, maps, and his insights, the book appeared during a time when urban renewal ...

  7. Mar 17, 2023 · Planners who come to downtown Philadelphia this April will likely pass by signature Bacon redevelopment projects like Penn Center, The Gallery at Market East (renamed the Fashion District ), and the restoration and infill of historic Society Hill.

  8. The result is an engrossing story explaining how modern Philadelphia took shape.”—From the Foreword, by Alexander Garvin. In the mid-twentieth century, as Americans abandoned city centers in droves to pursue picket-fenced visions of suburbia, architect and urban planner Edmund Bacon turned his sights on shaping urban America.

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