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Jun 24, 2015 · Design of cities. by. Bacon, Edmund N. Publication date. 1976. Topics. City planning, Space (Architecture), Harmony (Aesthetics) Publisher. New York : Penguin Books.
901545668. Design of Cities, first published in 1967, is an illustrated account of the development of urban form, written by Edmund Bacon (1910–2005), who was the executive director of the Philadelphia City Planning Commission from 1949 to 1970. The work looks at the many aspects that influence city design, including spatial form ...
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May 20, 1976 · Edmund Bacon provides a great analysis of form and movement in city design. He uses examples of Greek and Roman cities, Renaissance cities, old Europe cities, old Asian cities, modern cities in Asia and South America, and ultimately his own city, Philadelphia.
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About Design of Cities “The major contemporary work on urban design . . . Splendidly presented, filled with thoughtful and brilliant intuitive insights.” —The New Republic. In a brilliant synthesis of words and pictures, Edmund N. Bacon relates historical examples to modern principles of urban planning.
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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...
INVOLVEMENT To put an awareness of space to use creatively requires participation in a process involving the whole range of one's capabilities. At various times in history this process of involvement has reached a high pitch. One such period, certainly, was the Periclean Age in Athens, and another was the eighteenth century in Eu- rope, the age ...
Bacon discusses movement systems as a basis for how cities grow, can be well-designed, and can be beautiful. He spans time from ancient Athens to new cities like Brasilia and Chandigarh and gives examples from around the world, but with a European emphasis.
