Plymouth - Vision of a Modern City

Plymouth is the foremost English example of post-war reconstruction on the grand scale, laid out to the designs of the most influential urban planner of the day, Sir Patrick Abercrombie. This book explains the circumstances which led to the development of Abercrombie's Plan for Plymouth (1943) and shows how the Plan was implemented in 1945-62.

Product details

• Authors: Jeremy Gould, Gould Jeremy
• Publisher: English Heritage Publications
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.06.2011
• EAN: 9781848020504
• ISBN: 978-1-84802-050-4
• No. of pages: 96
• Series: Informed Conservation
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture