The city shaped : urban patterns and meanings through history / Spiro Kostof ; original drawings by Richard Tobias.

By: Kostof, Spiro [author.]Contributor(s): Tobias, Richard [illustrator.]Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Boston : Little, Brown, 1991©1991 Description: 352 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 26 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0821218670 (paperback)Subject(s): Cities and towns, -- History | Cities and towns -- GrowthLOC classification: HT111 .K67 1991Summary: Spanning the ages and the globe, Spiro Kostof explores the city as a "repository of cultural meaning" and an embodiment of the community it shelters. Widely used by both architects and students of architecture, The City Shaped won the AIA's prestigious book award in Architecture and Urbanism. With hundreds of photographs and drawings that illustrate Professor Kostof's innovative ideas, this has become one of the most important works on urbanization.
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"A Bulfinch Press book."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-342) and index.

Spanning the ages and the globe, Spiro Kostof explores the city as a "repository of cultural meaning" and an embodiment of the community it shelters. Widely used by both architects and students of architecture, The City Shaped won the AIA's prestigious book award in Architecture and Urbanism. With hundreds of photographs and drawings that illustrate Professor Kostof's innovative ideas, this has become one of the most important works on urbanization.

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