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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
2001-12-01
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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 |
Summary: | 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 classicism but often given a particularly american character in projects such as Washington, DC |
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ISSN: | 1518-9554 2317-2762 |