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1. Bacon Design Of Cities

'The major contemporary work on urban design. Splendidly presented, filled with thoughtful and brilliant intuitive insights.'

Bacon Design Of Cities

— The New RepublicIn 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 planners of the past can influence subsequent development and be continued by later generations. By illuminating the historical background of urban design, Bacon also shows us the fundamental forces and considerations that determine the form of a great city. Perhaps the most significant of these are simultaneous movement systems—the paths of pedestrian and vehicular traffic, public and private transportation—that serve as the dominant organizing force, and Bacon looks at movement systems in cities such as London, Rome, and New York. He also stresses the importance of designing open space as well as architectural mass and discusses the impact of space, color, and perspective on the city-dweller. That the centers of cities should and can be pleasant places in which to live, work, and relax is illustrated by such examples as Rotterdam and Stockholm.

New York: Viking Press, 1967. Original black cloth gilt.

Jacket has small tear at top of upper fold and a little wear and small tears on top edges. Boldly signed by author. The author is known for his part in the Philadelphia city planning renaissance and was a managing director of the Philadelphia Housing Association. Of particular interest to the author is the ability of people to move within the eity both as pedestrians and as motorists. Native to Philadelphia, his work for the Housing Authority of the city stressed the elements of William Penn's 'Greene Countrie Towne.' Signed By the Author.

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London: Thames and Hudson, 1974. 2nd Edition (Revised). 535 pp., 225 illustrations, black cloth, some soiling, small quarter-inch whiteish spots on bottom edge of front board. Text clean, binding firm.

Richly illustrated overview of various urban design concepts over the centuries, analyzed mostly as an aesthetic and emotional experience, rather than as a compendium of engineering milestones. Most of the book is focused on European examples, including London, Paris, Rome, Venice, and St. Philadelphia, Ottawa, Beijing and Brasilia also are mentioned. New York Viking Press, 1967.

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