Urban Fiction : Urban Utopias from the Antiquity until Today
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
3930698269
ISBN-13
9783930698264
Publisher
Edition Axel Menges
Imprint
Edition Axel Menges
Country of Manufacture
DE
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 1st, 2008
Print length
560 Pages
Weight
2,174 grams
Dimensions
29.30 x 24.20 x 3.10 cms
Product Classification:
Architecture
Ksh 4,700.00
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Utopia has long been sought after by urban architects since the time of Thomas More. Other fictional cities followed, some of which were brought to fruition such as Brasilia and Palmanova. Yet, these cities too have turned out to be imperfect, deeply rooted in their own period. This book takes readers through these cities.
Dissatisfied with the world we live in, we have been longing since time immemorial for two opposing topoi: the peaceful garden -- a carefree paradise -- the New City -- a harmonious community. Utopia has long been sought after by urban architects since the time of Thomas More. Other fictional cities followed, some of which were brought to fruition such as Brasilia and Palmanova. Yet these cities too have turned out to be imperfect, deeply rooted in their own period. For the author, all these places, though only fictitious, have long since been built and he strolls through them in company with the architects, planners, writers and philosophers, just as Thomas More and many others once led us through their cities.
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