The City Assembled: The Elements of Urban Form Through History

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The City Assembled: The Elements of Urban Form Through History

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.

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Author(s)

Kostof, Spiro - Personal Name

Edition

1st

Call Number

711 Kos c

ISBN/ISSN

9780500281727

Subject(s)

Architecture
Urban History
Social History

Classification

711

Series Title

GMD

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Language

English

Publisher

Theme and Hudson

Publishing Year

2014

Publishing Place

United Kingdom

Collation

320p

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