The New Towns, Answer to Megalopolis 1969 Architecture Book

Description: Title: The New Towns: The Answer to Megalopolis Author: Frederic J. Osborn and Arnold Whittick, Intro by Lewis Mumford Publisher: MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts Date Date 1969 Edition: Revised and Reset Edition 1969 Pages: 456 pages with index Dust Jacket: Rubbed at edges/corners, some small chips at edges, lightly rubbed overall, light soiling. Cover: Gray linen cloth over boards, corners lightly bumped, clean. Interior: Sharp and clean throughout. Size: 10 x 7 1/2 inches ISBN 71-96902 Description: This is the update of the 1963 book of the same name which brings up to date the "new" towns that have sprung up in Great Britain between 1963 and 1969. The dust jacket notes begin, "The original (and still most weighty) reason for building new towns,, in the minds of their advocates and pioneering experimenters, was the necessity of reducing the concentration of people and workplaces in very large towns, which otherwise cannot be relieved of congestion, disorder and squalor and rebuilt on a fully healthy, socially satisfactory or efficient pattern. A complimentary motive was that new towns based on modern industry, in agricultural regions declining in population owing to mechanization and other technical changes in farming, would bring fresh vitality and better services into such regions. This double intention should be kept in mind. Too often the new towns are discussed as if they ere meant only to be ends in themselves, almost irrelevant to the redemption of renewal of the existing cities, and ruthlessly indifferent to rural interests. They were never thus disassociated in the minds of their proponents. Sir Frederick Osborn. The first edition of this highly regarded book was published in 1963. For this new edition, the text has a been thoroughly revised and updated throughout. Send questions. We are currently listing a diverse selection of photography and art. Please check back frequently to see the new listings in both our auctions and our eBay Store. Take a minute and click on the link to my eBay store in the upper right corner of this page. Thanks. International bidders please Note: Import duties, taxes and charges on international sales are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer’s responsibility. Please check with your country’s customs service to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying. These charges are normally collected by the delivering freight or shipping company or when you pick up the item. Please do not confuse these charges as additional shipping charges. We cannot mark merchandise values below value or mark items as “gifts.” U.S. and International government regulations prohibit this. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

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