Urban forms
death and life of the urban block
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Author
Contributions
- Castex, Jean. - Contributor
- Depaule, Jean-Charles. - Contributor
- Samuels, Ivor. - Contributor
Publication
2004 - Architectural Press, Boston, Massachusetts
Language
English
Word Count
55,500 words, Guess
Page Count
222 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL3691931M
- ISBN-100750656077
- OCLC Control Number56729422
- OCLC Control Number53398111
- Library of Congress Control Number2003063574
and 2 more
- LibraryThing2503535
- Goodreads1597192
Classifications
- DDC711/.4/09409034
- LCCNA9183 .P35 2004
Description
An extended discussion about the impact of Modernist notions of the good city on traditional urban form, meaning above all the urban block. The ordinary multi-plot urban block came under fire because of Modernism, although Panerai claims it was denatured earlier through the work of Haussmann. Panerai's work is invaluable so far as it draws attention to a key fact: the most important structure of the city is not the building, but the building-group, and in particular the traditional city method for grouping buildings, name the European city block. Because traditional city blocks are no longer the default method for assembling the city, architecture is less and less able to contribute positively to the historic city, and the continuity of our space in which stable cultures can unfold in time.
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