Art of building cities
Camillo, Sitte
Art of building cities - New York Martino Publishing 2013 - xi,128p.
CONTENTS
A Note on Camillo Sitte, by Eliel Saarinert iii
Translator's Preface v
Introduction to the English Translation, by Ralph Walker vii
1. Author's Introduction I.THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BUILDINGS, MONUMENTS, AND PUBLIC SQUARES 8
II.OPEN CENTERS OF PUBLIC PLACES 13
III.THE ENCLOSED CHARACTER OF THE PUBLIC SQUARE 20
THE FORM AND EXPANSE OF PUBLIC SQUARES 25
V. THE IRREGULARITY OF ANCIENT PUBLIC SQUARES 30
VI.GROUPS OF PUBLIC SQUARES 35
ARRANGEMENT OF PUBLIC SQUARES IN NORTHERN EUROPE 40
THE ARTLESS AND PROSAIC CHARACTER OF MODERN CITY PLANNING 53
IX. MODERN SYSTEMS 59
X. MODERN LIMITATIONS ON ART IN CITY PLANNING 69
XL IMPROVED MODERN SYSTEMS 74
XII. ARTISTIC PRINCIPLES IN CITY PLANNING —AN ILLUSTRATION
XIII. CONCLUSION 110
Supplementary Chapter, PRESENT SIGNIFICANCE OF SITTE'S ARTISTIC
FUNDAMENTALS, by Arthur C. Holden 114
Author's Preface 121
Author's Preface to 2nd Edition 122
Author's Preface to 3rd Edition 122
Siegfried and Heinrich Sitte Preface to 4th Edition 123
Index 125
9781614275244
711.4 / CAM
Art of building cities - New York Martino Publishing 2013 - xi,128p.
CONTENTS
A Note on Camillo Sitte, by Eliel Saarinert iii
Translator's Preface v
Introduction to the English Translation, by Ralph Walker vii
1. Author's Introduction I.THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BUILDINGS, MONUMENTS, AND PUBLIC SQUARES 8
II.OPEN CENTERS OF PUBLIC PLACES 13
III.THE ENCLOSED CHARACTER OF THE PUBLIC SQUARE 20
THE FORM AND EXPANSE OF PUBLIC SQUARES 25
V. THE IRREGULARITY OF ANCIENT PUBLIC SQUARES 30
VI.GROUPS OF PUBLIC SQUARES 35
ARRANGEMENT OF PUBLIC SQUARES IN NORTHERN EUROPE 40
THE ARTLESS AND PROSAIC CHARACTER OF MODERN CITY PLANNING 53
IX. MODERN SYSTEMS 59
X. MODERN LIMITATIONS ON ART IN CITY PLANNING 69
XL IMPROVED MODERN SYSTEMS 74
XII. ARTISTIC PRINCIPLES IN CITY PLANNING —AN ILLUSTRATION
XIII. CONCLUSION 110
Supplementary Chapter, PRESENT SIGNIFICANCE OF SITTE'S ARTISTIC
FUNDAMENTALS, by Arthur C. Holden 114
Author's Preface 121
Author's Preface to 2nd Edition 122
Author's Preface to 3rd Edition 122
Siegfried and Heinrich Sitte Preface to 4th Edition 123
Index 125
9781614275244
711.4 / CAM