Designing the city of reason
Subtitle: foundations and frameworks
By: Ali Madanipour.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 342
ISBN-13: 9780415420914; 9780415420921
Subjects: City planning -- Philosophy; Rationalism
Description: "Modernist urban design has often been criticized for its rationalism, and its associations with science and technology in contrast to faith, emotion and experience. But how have cities before and after modernism differed? What is reason, and what does a city of reason consist of? Designing the City of Reason investigates the meaning of reason and looks at how it has been applied in contemporary city design and urban development." "Employing examples from across the globe, Designing the City of Reason will be a valuable contribution for both academics and practitioners working throughout the fields of architecture, planning and urban design."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Foundations; title: City of temples; title: City of mechanical clocks; title: City of machines; title: City of sights and sounds; title: City of people; title: Frameworks; title: Keeping time; title: Measuring space; title: Assigning value; title: Providing accounts; title: Connecting actions; title: City of reason.