Collins, George R. 1917-1993.

Camillo Sitte : the birth of modern city planning. txt George R. Collins and Christiane Crasemann Collins. - Dover ed. - 440 p. : ill.; map ; plan ; photo. ; 24 cm. book

Originally published: New York : Rizzoli International Publications, 1986. "With a translation of the 1889 Austrian edition of his City planning according to artistic principles."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

List of illustrations --
Portrait of Camillo Sitte --
How to frame a statue --
Camillo Sitte, Mechitaristen Church, Vienna, 1871-73 --
Camillo Sitte, plan for the extension of Marienberg in Silesia --
Camillo Sitte, church plaza at Marienberg --
Camillo Sitte, plan of the church plaza at Marienberg --
Alternative proposals for the Eilenriede in Hanover --
Camillo Sitte, plan for a new section of Oderfurt-Pfivoz in Silesia --
Camillo Sitte, plan of the church at Oderfurt-Privoz --
Camillo Sitte, facade of the church at Oderfurt-Privoz --
Camille Pissarro, Rue des Arpentes, Rouen. Etching, 1887 --
Heinrich von Ferstel, Votive Church, Vienna, 1856-79 --
The growth of Vienna by 1910 --
Vienna in the eighteenth century with its old ramparts --
Camillo Sitte, bird's-eye view of a projected resort at Marienthal in Lower Austria --
Camillo Sitte, plan of the Marienthal area --
Air view of Piazza S. Marco, Venice --
Karl Henrici, projected plan of extension for the city of Dessau, 1890 --
Theodor Fischer, details of the plan of extension for Munich, 1893 --
Two plans for a villa suburb at Darmstadt --
Athens: the Agora --
Athens: the Acropolis --
Rome: the Forum Romanum --
Pompeii: view of the ruins of the Forum --
Florence: Piazza della Signoria --
Florence: Loggia dei Lanzi and Palazzo Vecchio --
Florence: Portico degli Uffizi --
Florence: Via degli Strozzi --
Florence: Palazzo Vecchio --
Vienna: Neuer Markt --
Geneva: plan of the city before 1848 --
Mannheim: plan of the city in 1799 --
Venice: the Piazzetta --
Vicenza: Piazza dei Signori --
Strasbourg: the Cathedral --
Breslau: the Rathaus --
Brussels: Marche aux poulets --
Verona: Piazza Erbe --
Brussels: Rue de la Regence --
Pisa: Piazza del Duomo --
Bruges: Rue des Pierres --
Lubeck: Breitestrasse --
Paris: air view in Sitte's day --
Vienna: Schonbrunn Palace --
Vienna: plan of the New Hof burg as originally laid out by Semper and Hasenauer --
Vienna: Maria Theresia Monument and the Museum of Natural History --
Vienna: Semper's first design for the New Hof burg forum (1869) --
Rome: St. Peter's and its piazza in plan --
Rome: the Capitol --
Rome: St. Peter's --
Vienna: the Ringstrasse in Sitte's time --
Salzburg: Residenzplatz --
Introduction --
Camillo Sitte's background, life, and interests --
The state of city planning in Germany and Austria --
Important contemporaries of Sitte : Baumeister, Stübben, Buls, and others --
The transformation of Vienna --
Some other sources of Sitte's ideas --
Sitte's point of view and analytical procedures --
The successive editions and translations of the book --
Sitte's impact on German city planning --
The influence of Sitte and German planning abroad --
Conclusion --
Translation of Camillo Sitte's City planning according to artistic principles --
Notes --
Bibliography --
Index

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Sitte, Camillo 1843-1903 --Criticism and interpretation.


City planning
Urbanism

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