Cities of Tomorrow: An Intellectual History of Urban Planning and Design in the Twentieth Century

Cities of Tomorrow: An Intellectual History of Urban Planning and Design in the Twentieth Century
by Peter Hall

Cities of Tomorrow: An Intellectual History of Urban Planning and Design in the Twentieth Century
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Author: Peter Hall
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); German (Original Language); German (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2002-07-09
ISBN: 0631232524
Number of pages: 576
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

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Book Review: Nice book.
Summary: 5 Stars

You should read this book with the book "Twentieth Century Architecture" and it will give you more clear impression.

Summary of Cities of Tomorrow: An Intellectual History of Urban Planning and Design in the Twentieth Century

Cities of Tomorrow is a critical history of planning in theory and practice in the twentieth century, as well as of the social and economic problems and opportunities that gave rise to it.

  • A critical history of planning in theory and practice in the twentieth century, as well as of the social and economic problems and opportunities that gave rise to it.
  • Trenchant, perceptive, global in coverage, this book is an unrivalled account of its crucial subject.
  • Comprehensively revised to take account of abundant new literature published since its original appearance, and to view the 1990s in historical perspective.
  • Reviews the development of the modern planning movement over the entire span of the twentieth century.

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