Visions of the City by David Pinder
Visions of the City is a dramatic account of utopian urbanism in the twentieth century. It explores radical demands for new spaces and ways of living, and considers their effects on planning, architecture and struggles to shape urban landscapes.
A superb critical exploration of the underside of utopian thought over the last hundred years and its continuing relevance in the here and now for thinking about possible urban worldsThe treatment of the Situationists and their milieu is a revelation. -- David Harvey [Pinder] is both a wise and imaginative guide through the tradition and counter-tradition of utopian plans and visions. Visions of the City makes several new claims on the reader's attention: a critical consideration of the situationists in the context of twentieth-century urbanism, expecially Ebenezer Howard and Le Corbusier; a depth of research and a careful historicization of the different situationists at different moments in the movement's history; and an analysis of the situationaists' urbanism specifically in the context of utopia. Visions of the City takes its readers on a fascinating and richly inllustrated tour through some of the most powerful and inlfluential visions at the heart of estern European urban theory, policy and practice. -- Gesa Helms, University of Glasgow Area Visions of the City is a wonderfully readable and lively contribution to the literature on urban utopianism. It can be recommended to student and researcher alike, as well as to a much wider audience. -- Alastair Bonnett, University of Newcastle Cultural Geographies A superb critical exploration of the underside of utopian thought over the last hundred years and its continuing relevance in the here and now for thinking about possible urban worlds. The treatment of the Situationists and their milieu is a revelation. [Pinder] is both a wise and imaginative guide through the tradition and counter-tradition of utopian plans and visions. Visions of the City makes several new claims on the reader's attention: a critical consideration of the situationists in the context of twentieth-century urbanism, expecially Ebenezer Howard and Le Corbusier; a depth of research and a careful historicization of the different situationists at different moments in the movement's history; and an analysis of the situationaists' urbanism specifically in the context of utopia. Visions of the City takes its readers on a fascinating and richly inllustrated tour through some of the most powerful and inlfluential visions at the heart of estern European urban theory, policy and practice. Visions of the City is a wonderfully readable and lively contribution to the literature on urban utopianism. It can be recommended to student and researcher alike, as well as to a much wider audience.
David Pinder is based at the Department of Geography, Queen Mary College.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780748614882 |
| ISBN 10 | 0748614885 |
| Title | Visions of the City |
| Author | David Pinder |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Edinburgh University Press |
| Year published | 2005-07-15 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
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