City shaped, the: urban patterns and meanings through history
Auteur :
Kostof, Spiro
Éditeur :
Thames & Hudson Ltd
ISBN :
9780500280997
Date de publication :
8 mars 1999
Dimensions :
25,4 x 22,8 cm
Poids :
1500 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
An explanation of how and why cities took the shape they did. It focuses on a number of themes - organic patterns, the grid, the city as diagram, the grand manner and the skyline - and interprets the hidden order of urban patterns. Photographs depict a global mosaic of citybuilding.