Mumford, Eric Paul (1958 -)

Defining urban design : CIAM architects and the formation of a discipline, 1937-69 / Eric Mumford - New Haven : Yale University Press , c2009. - 262 p. : illus. ; 27 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The prewar CIAM vision of the functional city -- CIAM and American urbanism, 1937-48 -- Toward urban design, 1947-54 -- Urban design at Harvard, 1953-60 -- Continuity and crisis: the Harvard urban design program in transformation, 1960-69.

The members of the International Congress of Modern Architecture (CIAM), such as Josep Lluis Sert, Le Corbusier, Walter Gropius, and their American associates, developed the discipline now called "urban design," which has had a significant influence on both university departments and building projects around the world.

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Architecture---History---United States---20th century
City planning---History---United States---20th century

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