The city assembled : the elements of urban form through history

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The city assembled : the elements of urban form through history

Spiro Kostof ; with the collaboration of Greg Catillo ; original drawings by Richard Tobias

Thames & Hudson, 2005

  • : pbk

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Originally published: London : Thames & Hudson, c1992

Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-313) and index

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Description

The City Assembled is a unique history of the elements of cities. It takes its place alongside Kostof's previous book The City Shaped as an essential text for town planners and urban designers. Kostof follows the evolution of city components to modern times, discussing the effect of natural disasters like the Great Fire of London and the Lisbon earthquake, war and comprehensive redevelopment, compared with traditional patterns of growth and change. Over 300 drawings, prints, paintings and photographs help to tell the story from the colonnaded streets of ancient Palmyra to shopping malls and gentrified London squares. Both a classic study in architectural and social history and a pointer to the future, The City Assembled is a fitting testament to Professor Kostof's wide-ranging intellectual powers.

Table of Contents

  • The city edge
  • urban divisions
  • public places
  • the street
  • urban process
  • process against conservation - the life of urban form.

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