Designing the City of Reason - Foundations and Frameworks

Klappentext With a practical approach to theory! Designing the City of Reason offers new perspectives on how differing belief systems and philosophical approaches impact on city design and development! exploring how this has changed before! during and after the impact of modernism in all its rationalism. Zusammenfassung With a practical approach to theory, Designing the City of Reason offers new perspectives on how differing belief systems and philosophical approaches impact on city design and development, exploring how this has changed before, during and after the impact of modernism in all its rationalism. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction Part 1: Foundations 2. City of Temples 3. City of Mechanical Clocks 4. City of Machines 5. City of Sights and Sounds 6. City of People Part 2: Frameworks 7. Keeping Time 8. Measuring Space 9. Assigning Value 10. Providing Accounts 11. Connecting Actions 12. City of Reason

Product details

• Authors: Ali Madanipour, Ali (University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Madanipour, Madanipour Ali
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.03.2007
• EAN: 9780415420914
• ISBN: 978-0-415-42091-4
• No. of pages: 352
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; ARCHITECTURE / Landscape, ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning, The environment, City & town planning - architectural aspects, Regional & area planning, Theory of architecture, Regional and area planning, City and town planning: architectural aspects