Urban/Metropolitan Planning Policies, Art - General & Miscellaneous, City Planning & Urban Design, Architectural Decoration & Ornament, Urban Planning & Studies
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Overview
Princeton Architectural Press's Reprint Series was established in 1981 to make rare volumes on architecture available to a wider audience. The books' beautiful reproductions and finest quality printing and binding match those of the originals, while their 9-by-12-inch format makes them accessible and affordable. New introductions bring a modern voice to these classic texts, updating them to become invaluable contemporary resources. These critically acclaimed books are an essential addition to any library.Editorials
From the Publisher
A beautiful facsimile .... It is not only the most complete single-volume survey of cononical cases of urbanism ... but it is also inclusive of a scintillating collection of uncommon and forgotten designs. Richard Ingersoll, Design Book ReviewRichard Ingersoll
The variety and originality of the illustrations in Civic Art will no doubt be the greatest attraction of this reedition. It is not only the most complete single-volume survey of the canonical bases of urbanism from ancient Greco-Roman colonnades to the medieval spaces of Siena and Bruges, to the more formal squares such as Pienza or the French Places Royales, to Haussmann's Paris and Burnham's Chicago, but is also inclusive of a scintillating collection of uncommon and forgotten designs....Yet it would be a shame to forgo Hegemann's text in pursuit of the pictures, because it is full of astute historical and formal observations.— Design Book Review
Book Details
Published
October 1, 1996
Publisher
Princeton Architectural Press
Pages
324
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780910413350