The City Shaped
Author | : Spiro Kostof |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 1999 |
ISBN-10 | : 0500280991 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780500280997 |
Rating | : 4/5 (91 Downloads) |
Download or read book The City Shaped written by Spiro Kostof and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is about the universal phenomenon of citymaking seen in a historical perspective - how and why cities took the shape they did. It focuses on a number of themes - organic patterns, the grid, the city as a diagram, the grand manner, and the skyline - and moves through time and place to interpret the hidden order inscribed in urban patterns.