Shaping American Urban Public Space from CIAM to New Urbanism

Throughout much of the history of the United States its architects have been preoccupied with creating urban public spaces. In the nineteenth century two broad design directions emerged, one pastoral, exemplified by Olmsted and Vaux’s Central Park in New York, the other monumental, based in European...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Eric Mumford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2001-12-01
Series:Pós: Revista do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Arquitetura e Urbanismo da FAUUSP
Online Access:https://www.revistas.usp.br/posfau/article/view/137422