The City Shaped

Overview

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INTRODUCTION
THE CITY AS ARTIFACT
THE CITY IN HISTORY
WHAT IS A CITY?
1 “ORGANIC” PATTERNS
PLANNED CITIES AND UNPLANNED
COEXISTENCE AND TRANSCRIPTION
THE EVOLUTION OF "ORGANIC" PATTERNS
THE STRAIGHT AND THE CURVED: DESIGN ALTERNATIVES
MODERNISM AND THE PLANNED PICTURESQUE
2 THE GRID
PREAMBLE
HISTORICAL REVIEW
LAYING OUT THE GRID
COORDINATED SYSTEMS OF TOWN AND COUNTRY
THE CLOSED GRID: FRAME, ACCENT, AND COUNTRY
THE GRID IN THE 20TH CENTURY
3 THE CITY AS DIAGRAM
CIRCLES AND POLYGONS
SPECIALIZED
THE POLITICAL DIAGRAM
THE FUNCTIONAL DIAGRAM
THE SECULAR/SOCIALIST DIAGRAM
4 THE GRAND MANNER
PRELIMINARIES
HISTORICAL REVIEW
PLANNING IN THE GRAND MANNER
"BAROQUE" ELEMENTS
POST-MODERN BAROQUE
5 THE URBAN SKYLINE
INTRODUCTION
SKYLINE FEATURES
DESIGNING THE SKYLINE
THE MODERN SKYLINE