Mckellar The birth of modern London

1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-1-5261-5865-9
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: PC/MAC/eReader/Tablet

E-Book, Englisch, 272 Seiten

Reihe: Studies in Design and Material Culture

This book explores the building boom in London that followed the Great Fire of 1666. It shows the modern city emerging from the ashes, with classicism being established on a large scale for the first time in England, while simultaneously observing continuities in patterns of urban use and traditional architecture.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mckellar, Elizabeth

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Constructing Classicism: architecture in an age of commerce
Part I: The development of the city
1 Surveying the scene: conflicting perspectives on the modern city
2 The developers: noble landlords and greedy speculators
3 Creating the city: the ‘mad intemperance. of building’
4 Constructing the city: the standardization of production
5 The builders: honest artisans and crafty contractors
Part II: The design of the city
6 Conceiving the city I: design through drawing
7 Conceiving the city II: books and alternative design methods
8 Housing the city: tradition and innovation in the urban terrace
9 Open spaces in the city: from fields to squares and gardens
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Elizabeth McKellar is Emerita Professor of Art History at the Open University and President of the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain