The Syntax of City Space American Urban Grids

Many people see American cities as a radical departure in the history of town planning because of their planned nature based on the geometrical division of the land. However, other cities of the world also began as planned towns with geometric layouts so American cities are not unique. Why did the r...

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Main Author: Major, Mark (Author)
Other Authors: Dalton, Ruth Conroy (writer of foreword.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York Routledge 2018
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