Urbanity and Density in 20th-Century Urban Design

In the writing of urban design history of the 20th-century functionalist and avant-garde models of the dissolution of the city are dominating. In contrast this book presents projects whose goal is the ideal of a dense and urbane city. Drawing on plans, built examples and theories of dense and urbane cities and city districts in the 20th century, modern examples of urban design are analyzed and highlighted which until now have been evaluated more as fringe phenomena. These include examples characterized by functional mixture, social openness, spatially defined public spaces, urban architecture, historical reference and a cultural understanding of the city. The book's new evaluation of modern urban design history creates opportunities for current planning by offering best-practice models which better reflect the striving for urbanity and density.

Info autore

Wolfgang Sonne is Professor for History and Theory of Architecture within the Faculty for Architecture and Civil Engineering at the Technical University in Dortmund and Deputy Director of the Deutsches Institut fu¿r Stadtbaukunst. His research interests cover the fi elds of architecture, urban design and conservation from the 19th to the 21st centuries.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: Geoffrey Steinherz (Editore), Geoffrey Steinherz (Traduzione)
• Autori: Wolfgang Sonne
• Editore: DOM Publishers
• Lingue: Inglese
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 01.05.2017
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Architettura
• EAN: 9783869224916
• ISBN: 978-3-86922-491-6
• Numero di pagine: 360
• Illustrazioni: w. 350 ill.
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 25.5 x 30.9 x 4 cm
• Peso (della confezione): 2’520 g
• Titolo originale: Urbanität und Dichte im Städtebau des 20. Jahrhunderts