Ideal Cities
Utopianism and the (Un)Built Environment
Ruth Eaton

---

Uitgever

Antwerpen : Mercatorfonds, 2001

Omvang

255 p., geïllustreerd, 29 cm.

ISBN

9061534755

---

Utopias, Eaton explains, are most often conceived as panaceas during "times of profound social unrest"; aim for "the greatest collective happiness and harmony"; and tend toward geometrically precise and orderly designs as though mathematical balance can control nature's wildness and humanity's perversity. After presenting her working definition of paradisiacal cities, Eaton ventures forth to conduct elaborate guided tours of various utopias, many inspired by myths or religious texts. As Eaton moves into the machine age, plans for ideal cities (Le Corbusier presides) grow more and more ambitious, extreme, and morbidly entrancing.

---

Persoon als onderwerp

Le Corbusier, …[et al.]

Trefwoorden

urban life , urban planning , urbanism , utopia , city

Locatie in de bibliotheek

Kast 19 - 3: Utopia ; De Ideale Stad

Opmerkingen

Incl. Bibliographical References