Designing the Modern City

Eric MumfordYale University Press • ISBN-13 978‑0300230390

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Designing the Modern City

Eric MumfordYale University Press

ISBN-10: 0300230397 · ISBN-13: 978‑0300230390

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Eric Mumford provides a rigorous examination of the evolution of urban design from the Industrial Revolution to the contemporary era. By analyzing the intersection of social reform, architectural theory, and global planning movements, the text offers a scholarly account of how modern cities have been shaped by both visionary ideals and pragmatic necessity. This survey serves as an essential reference for understanding the complex historical forces that define the built environment today.

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Inferred: ArchitectureInferred: CiamInferred: City PlanningInferred: ModernismInferred: New UrbanismInferred: PostmodernismInferred: Urban HistoryInferred: UrbanismInferred: Urban Development

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