Shapers of the Urban Form
Explorations in Morphological Agency
Published on 1. January 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-0-415-31894-5 (ISBN)
Description
This book systematically examines the different types of human agency - individual and collective, official, private and institutional - that have shaped the production of urban form over the last several centuries.
The essays focus on the social processes behind the patterns of built form that have been traditionally studied and the progressive interactions between the two. This evolving mix of societal forms of agency have combined at various times to shape the urban built environment. To enable historical coherence, chapters are grouped into four broad historical periods:
pre-modern
early modern
industrial era
late- and post-modern.
With over 100 black and white illustrations, Shapers of the Urban Form is a valuable mine of thought and theory for architects and urban theorists.
The essays focus on the social processes behind the patterns of built form that have been traditionally studied and the progressive interactions between the two. This evolving mix of societal forms of agency have combined at various times to shape the urban built environment. To enable historical coherence, chapters are grouped into four broad historical periods:
pre-modern
early modern
industrial era
late- and post-modern.
With over 100 black and white illustrations, Shapers of the Urban Form is a valuable mine of thought and theory for architects and urban theorists.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Professional Practice & Development
Illustrations
75 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder, 45 s/w Zeichnungen
45 Line drawings, black and white; 75 Halftones, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 189 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-415-31894-5 (9780415318945)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Introduction 1. The Turn Towards Agency in Urban Morphology Part 1: Pre-Modern Settings 2. High Secular Authorities 3. Ecclesiastical Authorities 4. Medieval Property Holders Part 2: Early Modern Settings 5. Architects and the Scope of Their Urban Influence in Italy, c. 1600-1800 6. Absolute Decisions: Towns Fit for a King 7. Imperial Officials: Haussmann in Paris Part 3: Industrial-Era Settings 8. Business Corporations and Urbanism in North America 9. Industrialists and Foctory Districts in Wales 10. Designing Railways into British and American Cities 11. Industralists and Workers' Housing in Poland 12. State and Municipal Officials: Public Housing in Spain 13. Self-Builders: Timeless Contributors to Urban Form Part 4: Late Modern and Postmodern Settings 14. Speculative Developers and the American Metropolis 15. Makers of Modernism 16.Masters of Retro-Fit and Sprawl: Engineering Chicago for the Automobile 17. Municiple Authorities and Planners in Post-War Reconstruction 18. Municiple Agency in Post-Industrial Settings Envoi 19. Problems in Studying Morphological Agency