4.241J / 11.330J Theory of City Form, Spring 2004
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Beinart, Julian
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Theory of City Form
Date Issued
June 2004
Abstract
Theories about cities and the form that settlements should take will be discussed. Attempts will be made at a distinction between descriptive and normative theory, by examining examples of various theories of city form over time. The class will concentrate on the origins of the modern city and theories about its emerging form, including the transformation of the nineteenth-century city and its organization. It analyzes current issues of city form in relation to city making, social structure, and physical design. Case studies of several cities will be presented as examples of the theories discussed in the class.
Subjects
cities
urbanism
typology
form
space making
mythology
industrialization
urban history
political urbanism
London
Paris
Jerusalem
Johannesburg
New York
St. Petersburg
Barcelona
Vienna
Chicago
Berlin
Chandigarh
urban development
theories of place
utopianism
suburbs
suburban development
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MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Architecture
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Urban Studies and Planning
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