1st Edition

Cities Without Cities An Interpretation of the Zwischenstadt

By Thomas Sieverts Copyright 2004
208 Pages
by Routledge

206 Pages
by Routledge

208 Pages
by Routledge

This book investigates the characteristics of today's built environment: no longer simply a city but increasingly large conurbations made up of a number of development clusters, linked by transport routes. The diffusion of the once compact city into a city web, the 'meta city' is mirrored by changes in society from communities with strong social cohesion and interest in their towns and cities to... Read more
Foreword 1. The Living Space 2. An Interpretation of the Zwischenstadt 3. The Organisation of Everyday Living Space 4. The Zwischenstadt as a Focus for Design 5. Perspectives for a New Form of Regional Planning. Postscript. Notes. Index.

Biography

Thomas Sieverts