Main entry:

Vidler, Anthony, author.

Title & Author:

The scenes of the street and other essays / Anthony Vidler.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication:

New York : Monacelli Press, 2011
©2011

Description:

368 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
The scenes of the street : transformations in ideal and reality, 1750-1871 -- Transparency and utopia : constructing the void from Pascal to Foucault -- Architecture, management, and morals : the design of a factory community at the end of the eighteenth century -- Mercier as urbanist : the utopia of the real -- The paradoxes of vandalism : Henri Grégoire and the Thermidorian discourse on historical monuments -- Building the urban book : Nodier in the library -- X marks the spot : the obelisk in space -- Paris démoli/Paris futur -- The new industrial world : the reconstruction of urban utopia in late-nineteenth-century France -- The modern acropolis : Tony Garnier from La cité antique to Une cité industrielle -- The idea of unity and Le Corbusier's urban form -- The space of history : modern museums from Patrick Geddes to Le Corbusier -- Photourbanism : planning the city from above and below -- Unknown lands : Guy Debord and the cartographies of a landscape to be invented -- Books in space : tradition and transparency in the Bibliothèque de France.

Summary:

"Anthony Vidler, an internationally recognized scholar, theorist, and critic of modern and contemporary architecture, is widely known for his essays on the most pressing issues and debates in the field. This volume brings together a collection of such writings--including the iconic, long unavailable "Scenes of the Street"--into one volume. Scenes of the Street and Other Essays showcases Vidler's engaging and accessible expertise on both contemporary and historic subjects that are relevant to today's concerns"-- Provided by publisher.

Resources:
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

9781580932707
1580932703

Subject:

City planning France History 19th century.
City planning France History 20th century.
Architecture and society France History 19th century.
Architecture and society France History 20th century.
Architecture et société France Histoire 19e siècle.
Architecture et société France Histoire 20e siècle.
Architecture and society.
City planning.
Städtebau.
Architektur.
Gesellschaft.
France.
Frankreich.

Form/genre:

Essays.
History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 271787
Call No.: BIB 205029
Status: Available