172 Pages
by
Routledge
174 Pages
by
Routledge
172 Pages
by
Routledge
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The twentieth century saw a grand procession of promises for the city. The great modern architect Le Corbusier dictated cities of glittering white towers planted in green parks, Frank Lloyd proposed cities with no downtown, cities spread across the countryside with each family on its homestead, and skyscraper utopians of the 1920s promised paradise on the one-hundredth floor with our airplane... Read more
A Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow The Reforming Spirit The Civic Impulse The Garden City Vroadacre City The Radiant City La Cite Industriale The Glories of the Metropolis La Citta Nuova To the Sky To the Sky and Beyond Motopia Yesterday's City of Tomorrow Megastructure Toward Tomorrow
Biography
Howard Mansfield is a writer who specializes in the fields of history, preservation, and architecture. His work has appeared widely in newspapers and professional journals including The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Inland Architect. His books include Skylark: The Life, Lies and Inventions of Harry Atwood and Turn and Jump: How Time and Place Fell Apart.
