Entrée principale:

Lang, Michael H.

Titre et auteur:

Designing Utopia : John Ruskin's urban vision for Britain and America / Michael H. Lang.

Publication:

Montréal ; New York : Black Rose Books, ©1999.

Description:

xv, 215 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 194-206) and index.
pt. I. The Conceptualization Of Ruskin's Urban Vision -- Ch. 1. The Development Of A Visionary -- Ch. 2. Ruskin's Urban Vision -- Ch. 3. Ruskin's Efforts At Practical Town Planning -- pt. II. The Disciples Join The Quest -- Ch. 4. William Morris And The Town Planning Implications Of The Arts And Crafts Movement -- Ch. 5. Philip Webb And The Development Of Ruskinian English Free Architecture And Town Planning -- pt. III. Building Utopia: Ruskin's Urban Vision Comes To Life -- Ch. 6. The Planning And Design Of The Arts And Crafts Communities -- Ch. 7. Planning And Design In The Early State Housing And Garden Village Programs -- pt. IV. Implications For Modern Town Planning -- Ch. 8. The Relationship Of Ruskin's Urban Vision To Contemporary Town And Country Planning -- Ch. 9. The New Urbanism: Ruskin's Urban Vision Reborn? -- Ch. 10. Conclusions: Ruskin's Urban Vision As A Paradigm For The Environmentally Balanced Community.

Résumé:

"Designing Utopia presents a broad overview of John Ruskin's life: the development of his views on architecture and urban design, as well as his views on social justice; how his vision was developed in his writings; and his efforts at practical application of that vision, in particular his efforts to build a guild based society."--Jacket.

ISBN:

1551641305 (pbk.)
9781551641300 (pbk.)
1551641313 (bound)
9781551641317 (bound)

Sujet:

Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 Influence.
Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 Political and social views.
Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 Pensée politique et sociale.
Ruskin, John, 1819-1900
Ruskin, John.
City planning.
Design urbain.
urban design.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Political and social views
Stadtplanung
Großbritannien
USA

Classification/genre:

Biographies.
Quotations (texts)

Exemplaires:

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 206715
Cote: NA2599.8.R956 L3 1999
Statut: Disponible