Alternative visions of post-war reconstruction : creating the modern townscape / edited by John Pendlebury, Erdem Erten and Peter J. Larkham.

London ; New York : Routledge, 2015.

xiv, 257 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

"The history of post Second World War reconstruction has recently become an important field of research around the world; Alternative Visions of Post-War Reconstruction is a provocative work that questions the orthodoxies of twentieth century design history. This book provides a key critical statement on mid-twentieth century urban design and city planning, focused principally upon the period between the start of the Second World War to the mid-sixties. The various figures and currents covered here represent a largely overlooked field within the history of 20th century urbanism. In this period while certain modernist practices assumed an institutional role for post-war reconstruction and flourished into the mainstream, such practices also faced opposition and criticism leading to the production of alternative visions and strategies. Spanning from a historically-informed modernism to the increasing presence of urban conservation the contributors examine these alternative approaches to the city and its architecture."--Publisher's website.

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City planning History 20th century Social aspects.
Postwar reconstruction.
Reconstruction d'après-guerre.
City planning Social aspects.

Essays.
History.

Pendlebury, John, 1963- editor.
Erten, Erdem, editor.
Larkham, P. J. (Peter J.), 1960- editor.
Sonne, Wolfgang, 1965- Enduring concept of civic art.

Location: Library main 288028
Call No.: BIB 229576
Status: Available