The Elements of Urban Form Through History Kostof, Spiro Primary Author mixed material bibliography United Kingdom Theme and Hudson 2014 monographic 1st en English

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320p The City Assembled is a history of the elements of cities: streets, public places, urban divisions (religious, political, and social), and the frontiers of city and countryside. Kostof follows the evolution of city components to modern times. He discusses "urban process": the effect on cities of natural disasters like the Great Fire of London and the Lisbon earthquake, war, and comprehensive redevelopment, compared with traditional patterns of growth and change. The current recovery from modernist extremes has made us look again at what we treasure in traditional urban life, and how we can recharge the old forms with contemporary common sense. Social History Urban History Architecture 7119780500281727 Podomoro University Digital Library 711 Kos c 2016.12.1512 My Library 711 Kos c the_city_assembled.jpg.jpg 1373 2017-01-06 14:24:05 2017-01-06 14:25:41 machine generated