Design of Cities, Revised Edition (a Studio Book) Tapa dura - 1974

Brand: Viking Press, 1974-02-28. Revised. hardcover. Used: Good.

New York: The Viking Press [A Studio Book], 1974. Revised Edition [stated]. Presumed first printing thus. Hardcover. Very good/Good. Format is approximately 8.5 inches by 11.25 inches. 336 pages. Illustrated endpapers. Illustrations (some in color). Foreword to the Revised Edition. Foreword [to the original edition] Appendix. Notes on Illustrations. Bibliography. Index. DJ has some wear and soiling. This is a large, heavy book and if sent outside of the United States would require additional postage. Edmund Norwood Bacon (May 2, 1910 - October 14, 2005) was an American urban planner, architect, educator, and author. During his tenure as the executive director of the Philadelphia City Planning Commission from 1949 to 1970, his visions shaped today's Philadelphia, the city in which he was born, to the extent that he is sometimes described as "The Father of Modern Philadelphia". Among other works, he authored the seminal urban planning book Design of Cities. It was during his tenure at the City… Leer más

Viking Press, 1974-02-28. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!