Early modern urbanism and the grid : town planning in the Low Countries in international context : exchanges in theory and practice, 1550-1800 / edited by Piet Lombaerde & Charles van den Heuvel.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lombaerde, Piet, 1948-

Heuvel, Charles van den.

Series:

Architectura moderna ; v. 10.

Architectura Moderna ; v. 10

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

City planning--Netherlands--History--Congresses.

City planning.

City planning--Belgium--History--Congresses.

City planning--Mathematical models--History--Congresses.

Architecture, Modern--Netherlands--Congresses.

Architecture, Modern.

Architecture, Modern--Belgium--Congresses.

Grids (Crisscross patterns).

City planning--Mathematical models.

History.

Belgium.

Netherlands.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xix, 252 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.

Place of Publication:

Turnhout : Brepols, [2011]

Summary:

This volume originates from a 2009 conference (hosted by the U. of Antwerp and the Rockox House Museum) titled "New Urbanism and the Grid: The Low Countries in International Context. Exchanges in Theory and Practice 1550-1800." The concepts of castrametatio and the grid are explored in 11 contributions focused on activities in the Low Countries and their impact internationally. (One essay offers discussion of Frank Lloyd Wright, and another is devoted to Chicago architecture and the American grid.) The editors are affiliated as follows: Piet Lombaerde (history and theory of architecture and urbanism, Higher Institute of Architectural Sciences Henry van de Velde, Belgium) and Charles van den Heuvel (art history and architecture, the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences). Distributed in North America by The David Brown Book Co. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Notes:

Proceedings of a conference held May 8, 2009 in Antwerp.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-236) and index.

ISBN:

9782503540733

2503540732

OCLC:

719415525