
Stockholm
The Making of a Metropolis
Thomas Hall(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 2. December 2008
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-0-415-33999-5 (ISBN)
Description
This is the first history of Stockholm's development from the city's unique seventeenth-century redevelopment and extension to the postmodern, postindustrial trends of today. While the city's planners borrowed the ideas from abroad at certain periods, they provided the lead for the rest of the world at others. For much of the mid-twentieth century Stockholm was the model for Europe and elsewhere. Written by an acknowledged authority on the city and Swedish architecture and planning generally, with a wide range of illustrations, this book provides a much needed explanation of one of Europe's great cities.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
118 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder, 10 s/w Tabellen
10 Tables, black and white; 118 Halftones, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 174 mm
Weight
566 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-33999-5 (9780415339995)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Person
Thomas Hall is Professor of Art History at Stockholm University. His teaching and research focus on the history of architecture and urban design, especially that of Stockholm.
Content
Introduction 1. Stockholm - A Planned City? 2. The Capital of a Great Power 3. The Lindhagen Plan: A Vision Realized 4. The Completion of the Inner City, 1900-1940 5. The Coming of the Outer City: From Enskede to Skarpnaeck 6. 'A Display Window for Sweden': The Rise and Fall of the City-Centre Reconstruction 7. Concluding Reflections: A Look Back at Aspects of Recent Developments Stockholm in the New Millennium Controversial Metropolitan Icons: Tall Buildings in the Stockholm Cityscape by Martin Roerby

