Author: Graham Wade
Place: New York
Publisher: Harpercollins
Year: 2016
Pages: 323
ISBN: 978-0-06-219631-6
Source: Purchased
Subject: Urbanisation
Sub-Subject: Urban Planning/ Urban Studies
Keyword: Urban Planning, City Design, Modern Cities, Sustainable Development, Urban Landscapes
Shelf: C1R4
Accession No: B1379
Contents: Introduction, Castles: Bertram Goodhue and Romantic City, Monuments: Daniel Burnham and the Ordered City, Slabs: Le Corbusier, Robert Moses, and the Rational City, Homesteads: Frank Lloyd Wright and the Anticity, Corals: Jane Jacobs, Andres Duany, and the Self-Organizing City, Malls: Victor Gruen, Jon Jerde, and the Shopping City, Habitats: Kenzo Tange, Norman Foster, and the Techno-Ecological City, Acknowledgements, Notes, Index
Abstract: *Dream Cities* by Wade Graham explores the evolution of modern cities through architecture, design, and urban planning. The book examines visionary thinkers like Bertram Goodhue, Le Corbusier, and Frank Lloyd Wright, highlighting their bold ideas—from 19th-century utopias to today’s sprawling urban landscapes. Graham reveals how these architects’ competing philosophies shaped diverse environments, from historic villages to futuristic superblocks, influencing how people live and interact. Featuring 59 black-and-white illustrations, *Dream Cities* offers a rich cultural history, tracing how grand urban visions were realized, often with unexpected outcomes, making it an insightful guide to the forces shaping contemporary cities.