Shaping American Urban Public Space from CIAM to New Urbanism

Throughout much of the history of the United States its architects have been preoccupied with creating urban public spaces. In the nineteenth century two broad design directions emerged, one pastoral, exemplified by Olmsted and Vaux’s Central Park in New York, the other monumental, based in European...

Full beskrivning

Sparad:
Bibliografiska uppgifter
Huvudupphovsman: Mumford, Eric
Materialtyp: Online
Språk:eng
Publicerad: Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo. 2001
Länkar:https://www.revistas.usp.br/posfau/article/view/137422
Taggar: Lägg till en tagg
Inga taggar, Lägg till första taggen!
Beskrivning
Sammanfattning:Throughout much of the history of the United States its architects have been preoccupied with creating urban public spaces. In the nineteenth century two broad design directions emerged, one pastoral, exemplified by Olmsted and Vaux’s Central Park in New York, the other monumental, based in European classicism but often given a particularly american character in projects such as Washington, DC