The Idea of a Town: The Anthropology of Urban Form in Rome, Italy, and The Ancient World
By Joseph Rykwert.
Description
The idea of a town must be strong enough to survive the inevitable chaotic overlay of urban experience, Joseph Rykwert asserts in this fundamental book on urban form. In his preface to this new edition he reviews the developments over the past thirty ears, in archeology, in historical and philological work, and in urban planning and architectural trends that make The Idea of a Town timely once again; a reminder that recognizable patterns and texture, public open space, and conspicuous institutions can enrich the late twentieth-century city which has become preoccupied with the isolated arch...
ISBN(s)
0262680564, 9780262680561
