George Braziller – Knjiga.hr

Baroque and Rococo Architecture

Thu, 21 May 2026 18:04:02 +0000

The Modern City: Planning in the 19th century

Tue, 21 Jun 2022 13:16:46 +0000

Although we face unique urban problems in our day, many of the strengths and weaknesses of our present cities have been inherited directly from the nineteenth century. Much has been written about the impact of the industrial revolution on urban centers, so Francoise Choay is inevitably dealing with many familiar issues in this book. Her analysis of nineteenth-century theory and practice with respect to the regularization and planning of cities has, however, a novelty about it which should permit us to see the accomplishments and frustrations of that century in a different light than usual.

The Cite Industrielle

Tue, 21 Jun 2022 13:16:43 +0000

Tony Garnier: the cite´ industrielle (Planning and cities). Tony Garnier’s Cite Industrielle is one of the most comprehensive ideal plans of all time. Hailed by Le Corbusier after its publication in 1917, it was not only an outstanding contribution to architectural and planning theory but also a sensitive expression of the thought and cultural conditions of its day. Dora Wiebenson focuses on its lesser-known role as a product of its cultural context. Illustrated.

Military Considerations in City Planning

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 16:11:36 +0000

Fortifications – Planning and Cities. Presents a survey of the history of fortifications since ancient times, relates the science of siege warfare to the state of engineering of its time, and theorrizes on the relation of fortification types to social and political institutions (… excerpted from the jacket flap).