He also stresses the importance of designing open space as well as architectural mass and discusses the impact of space, color, and perspective on the city-dweller. Perhaps the most significant of these are simultaneous movement systems-the paths of pedestrian and vehicular traffic, public and private transportation-that serve as the dominant organizing force, and Bacon looks at movement systems in cities such as London, Rome, and New York. ![]() By illuminating the historical background of urban design, Bacon also shows us the fundamental forces and considerations that determine the form of a great city. He vividly demonstrates how the work of great architects and planners of the past can influence subsequent development and be continued by later generations. Bacon relates historical examples to modern principles of urban planning. Splendidly presented, filled with thoughtful and brilliant intuitive insights." -The New Republic In a brilliant synthesis of words and pictures, Edmund N. ![]()
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