Plan of Chicago

by Charles Moore, Edward H. Bennett

Folio. viii (xv), 164 pp, introduction, list of color and b&w illustrations, I. Origin of the Plan of Chicago; City; II. City Planning in Ancient and Modern Times; III. The Metropolis of the Middle West; IV. The Chicago Park System; V. Transportation; VI. Steets within the City; VII. The Heart of Chicago; VIII. Plan of Chicago; introductory; outer parks, boulevards, and circuits; city parks, squared, boulevards, and and avenues; Lake Shore development, transportation problems; control of lands adjacent to public improvements; congested aread; present borrowing and tasing powers; conclusions, index. Da Capo Press Series in Architecture and Decorative Art, Volume 29, 1970 Reprint of first edition in 1909. Tan cloth with black letttering to front board and spine. "We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher."

Genres: Architecture, Nonfiction, History, Engineering

165 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1970

Reviews

[JujuReads]

Mind you I only read this because of Urbanística 1 otherwise I would have never grabbed it.

This is actually a very good book, very descriptive and very helpful and direct with lots of images and diagrams to help envision the plan. And because of the way it’s written it doesn’t really seem that much of a burden to read it. But sometimes it feels a bit repetitive idk if it’s because so many streets and lakes but 🤷🏽‍♀️

[Lisa]

So Ann Arbor was being run-over by out-of-town deep-pocketed developers who were maximizing every square foot for the least amount of money. Street-scape and aesthics were left behind. Another ugly cement hulk was eating-up sky and our family went to Chicago. What a difference!

A book of which few city officials know that prescribes an urban aesthic BEFORE building begins.

[Linda]

The paintings and illustrations are gorgeous. The prose is flowery. Was interesting to find out what parts of the plan were actually implemented and what wasn't (like the grandiose, out of proportion Civic Center).

[Kar Wai Ng]

informative

[Rossana]

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