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082			_aVSCL _bKOS
100			_aKostof, Spiro
245		0	_aCity Assembled: The Elements Of Urban Form
260			_a. _bThames and Hudson _c2005
300			_a320p. _c23.11 x 2.79 x 25.4 cm _rPaperback
504			_aThe City Assembled is a history of the elements of cities: streets, public places, urban divisions (religious, political, and social), and the frontiers of city and countryside. Kostof follows the evolution of city components to modern times. He discusses "urban process": the effect on cities of natural disasters like the Great Fire of London and the Lisbon earthquake, war, and comprehensive redevelopment, compared with traditional patterns of growth and change. The current recovery from modernist extremes has made us look again at what we treasure in traditional urban life, and how we can recharge the old forms with contemporary common sense. Over 300 drawings, prints, paintings, and photographs help to tell the story, illustrating both patterns and uses, from the colonnaded streets of ancient Palmyra to gentrified London squares. A fitting testament to the wide-ranging intellect of Professor Kostof, The City Assembled is at once an exercise in architectural and social history, a case study for the present, and a pointer for the future. 346 illustrations, 40 in color.
650			_aArchitecture
650			_aCultures
650			_aPolitical Theory
650			_aSociety issues
942			_cBKS
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