طراحی شهرها: تحول شکل شهرازآتن تابرازیلیای مدرن

by Edmund N. Bacon, فرزانه طاهری (translator)

"The major contemporary work on urban design . . . Splendidly presented, filled with thoughtful and brilliant intuitive insights." —The New Republic In a brilliant synthesis of words and pictures, Edmund N. Bacon relates historical examples to modern principles of urban planning. He vividly demonstrates how the work of great architects and planners of the past can influence subsequent development and be continued by later generations. By illuminating the historical background of urban design, Bacon also shows us the fundamental forces and considerations that determine the form of a great city. Perhaps the most significant of these are simultaneous movement systems—the paths of pedestrian and vehicular traffic, public and private transportation—that serve as the dominant organizing force, and Bacon looks at movement systems in cities such as London, Rome, and New York. He also stresses the importance of designing open space as well as architectural mass and discusses the impact of space, color, and perspective on the city-dweller. That the centers of cities should and can be pleasant places in which to live, work, and relax is illustrated by such examples as Rotterdam and Stockholm.

Genres: Architecture, Nonfiction, Urbanism, Urban Planning, Design, Urban Design, Cities

336 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1967

Reviews

[Sean · Rating 4 out of 5]

A high-modernist design treatise which negotiates the phenomenological concerns of embodied spatial involvement with the holistic practices of city planning, tracing from antiquity to mid 20th-century the organizing forces at work throughout historical architectures. Curious is the author's optimism with the totalitarian design of Brasilia, whose dispersed arrangement of monumental form at the sake of practical livability is at odds with the sort of democratic urbanism promoted in studies of Philadelphia towards the book's end*. This is an especially anachronistic stance to uphold in the late-60s after Jane Jacobs' scathing critique of top-down planning The Death and Life of Great American Cities, released several years prior. Notwithstanding this questionable retrogression, the actual layout of the book stands with the likes of Edward Tufte's The Visual Display of Quantitative Information as among the best visual presentations in text design.

* The most exhaustive study of Brasilia and its failure is undoubtedly James Holston's The Modernist City.

[Dave · Rating 4 out of 5]

Named the "Design of Cities", it does cover that somewhat. But I would have called it the architecture of cities, since this book is more of a compendium of architectural forms, ideas, theory, examples and jargon. If you can wade your way through the densely packed material, and understand it, a person could hold their own against any veteran architect or city planner. I don't give it 5 stars because the material is dated and would not include discussions of the flow of stocks (energy, products, raw materials, digital information, people) and discussions of collaborative design with the people who live and work in the city, those who are vital to its lasting success.

[Maryam · Rating 5 out of 5]

The best book I have ever read. The way he develops the idea is great. He Knows how to explore the idea and expand it efficiently. Highly recommended.

[Jose Grave De Peralta]

This is a formidable book to use when teaching (freehand) Drawing in Plein Air. The author's diagrams and explanations of his 5 Rules of Design for such drawing of buildings and urban spaces underscores the rational and aesthetic coherence of many cities as it teaches the drawing student to look for design in their drawing and in their thinking ultimately about how to propose new urban arrangements.

[Ly · Rating 4 out of 5]

i will probably keep on learning from this book for years to come and will gain greater and greater appreciation for it as I apply myself to the profession of urban design and urban planning.
Yet, I must say in spite of all the illustrations, this has not been the most accessible read for newcomers.

[Mike Crough · Rating 4 out of 5]

Amazing graphics, historical maps, illustrations, designs and plans. Light on specific design details, but good discussion on movement systems as a key element of urban form, and the need for architecture and planning to be rooted in and extend these systems as the basis for growth.

[James · Rating 3 out of 5]

An older book on design, it has a decent amount of mostly black and white illustrations covering the historic design of cities.

[Lucy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really liked this book, it gave me a lot to think about! A little dense at times but definitely worth it.

[Alejandro Arakelian · Rating 5 out of 5]

New bible just dropped

[Camerun Coleman · Rating 5 out of 5]

I quite like this book, bacon has great takes on the design of cities, enough to make me get this in hardback.

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bacon discusses movement systems as a basis for how cities grow, can be well-designed, and can be beautiful. He spans time from ancient Athens to new cities like Brasilia and Chandigarh and gives examples from around the world, but with a European emphasis. It was especially interesting to read about his extensive work in Philadelphia since I used to live there. The book has interesting illustrations, including maps, period illustrations and many pictures by Klee, from whom he often takes analogies.

[Lewis M · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the book that made me become or want to become an urban planner. I have read and researched through my well worn volume many times and its lessons are as valuable today as they were when I first opened the book in the 1970's. Along with Jane Jacobs death and life of great American cities and Paolo Saleri's Acosanti, I was armed with the literature required to inspire a good planner, or at least so I thought. I have learned much in the intervening years, but from time to time wander back to the lessons in Bacon's book.

[Al Alkhayyat · Rating 4 out of 5]

كتاب تصميم المدن كتاب قيم جدا (لكن) للناس المختصه في الهندسه المعماريه حيث يتكلم الكتاب عن العلاقة بين الكتله والفراغ ، وتصميم المدن في الدول الديمقراطيه حيث ان المجتمع له يد في تصميم المدن ، ثم يعرج الي تاريخ المدن والمنظور في التصميم ويسلط الضوء علي عصر النهضه في تصميم المدن ، كتاب جدا جميل اعتز بالاحتفاظ فيه في مكتبتي واضاف الي حصيلتي العلميه الكثير ، وانوه مرة اخري هو كتاب اختصاصي للمهندسين والمهتمين في التصميم الخارجي

[LandscapeArchitect Books · Rating 3 out of 5]

Recommended by Tom Turner - author of 'Garden History: Philosophy and Design 2000 BC - 2000 AD' - as one of forty books which - he suggests - every landscape student should have seen. Thanks to the Landscape Information Hub UK. http://www.lih.gre.ac.uk/histhe/books...

[David Clow · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perhaps a little dated now in terms of its modern case studies, but nevertheless timeless in its discussion of principles and historical examples.

[Kearstin]

my dear friend lauren found this book for me - believe it or not the book itself is related to Kevin Bacon!

[G · Rating 3 out of 5]

pro 60s planning.

[Sarah Sammis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Part of the abandoned Language of the City project.

[George de Armas · Rating 3 out of 5]

Edmund analyze the growth and planning of cities from the point of view of movements ,ebbs and flows. He covers times from Ancient Greece through the recent past. Wonderful maps and photographs.

[Abu Hasan محمد عبيد · Rating 3 out of 5]

عندما اشتريت الكتاب، لم أكن أتوقع أنه صدر بطبعته الأولى منذ ما يقارب النصف قرن
على كل، هو كتاب جيد، وإن كنت أفضل كتابا معاصرا