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008			740403s1974 nyua b 001 0 eng
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050	0	0	_aNA9050 _b.B22 1974
082	0	0	_a711.409 BAC _223 _b12144
100	1		_aBacon, Edmund N.
245	1	0	_aDesign of Cities _cby Edmund N. Bacon.
250			_aRevised Edition
260			_aNew York, _bPenguin Books _c1978
300			_a336 p. _billus. (part col.) _c29 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
490	0		_aA Studio book
504			_aBibliography: p. 331-332.
520			_aIn a brilliant synthesis of words and pictures, Edmund N. Bacon relates historical examples to modern principles of urban planning. He vividly demonstrates how the work of great architects and planners of the past can influence subsequent development and be continued by later generations. By illuminating the historical background of urban design, Bacon also shows us the fundamental forces and considerations that determine the form of a great city. Perhaps the most significant of these are simultaneous movement systems--the paths of pedestrian and vehicular traffic, public and private transportation--that serve as the dominant organizing force, and Bacon looks at movement systems in cities such as London, Rome, and New York. He also stresses the importance of designing open space as well as architectural mass and discusses the impact of space, color, and perspective on the city-dweller. That the centers of cities should and can be pleasant places in which to live, work, and relax is illustrated by such examples as Rotterdam and Stockholm.
650		0	_aCity planning.
650		0	_aSpace (Architecture)
650		0	_aHarmony (Aesthetics)
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