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50. THE MODERN CITY

  • Lewis Mumford
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Forms and Functions of Twentieth-Century Architecture. Volume IV, Building Types
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© 2019 Columbia University Press

© 2019 Columbia University Press

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Acknowledgments IX
  3. Contents XI
  4. Illustrations XIII
  5. PART V. Buildings for Commerce and Industry
  6. 27. BANKS 1
  7. 28. Department Stores 36
  8. 29. SMALL SHOPS 84
  9. 30. SHOPPING CENTERS 114
  10. 31. OFFICE BUILDINGS 140
  11. 32. RADIO STATIONS 169
  12. 33. FACTORIES 190
  13. 34. POWERHOUSES 234
  14. PART VI: BUILDINGS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH
  15. 35. Hospitals 269
  16. 36. Dispensaries and Health Centers 322
  17. 37. SANATORIUMS AND ASYLUMS 363
  18. PART VII: BUILDINGS FOR TRANSPORTATION
  19. 38. BRIDGES AND HIGHWAY ARCHITECTURE 397
  20. 39. RAILROAD STATIONS 432
  21. 40. AIRPORTS 475
  22. 41. AIR STATIONS 507
  23. 42. SEAPORTS AND SHIP TERMINALS 548
  24. 43. BUS STATIONS 587
  25. 44. GARAGES AND SERVICE STATIONS 615
  26. PART VIII. Buildings for Social Welfare and Recreation
  27. 45. COMMUNITY BUILDINGS 641
  28. 46. SETTLEMENT HOUSES 659
  29. 47. BUILDINGS FOR ATHLETICS 682
  30. 48. SMALL PUBLIC OPEN SPACES 716
  31. 49. PARK STRUCTURES 742
  32. PART IX: THE COMMUNITY AS ARCHITECTURE
  33. 50. THE MODERN CITY 769
  34. 51. THE ARCHITECT AND CITY PLANNING 820
  35. Indexes
  36. General Index 843
  37. Index of Architectural Works 907
https://doi.org/10.7312/haml91176-026

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Acknowledgments IX
  3. Contents XI
  4. Illustrations XIII
  5. PART V. Buildings for Commerce and Industry
  6. 27. BANKS 1
  7. 28. Department Stores 36
  8. 29. SMALL SHOPS 84
  9. 30. SHOPPING CENTERS 114
  10. 31. OFFICE BUILDINGS 140
  11. 32. RADIO STATIONS 169
  12. 33. FACTORIES 190
  13. 34. POWERHOUSES 234
  14. PART VI: BUILDINGS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH
  15. 35. Hospitals 269
  16. 36. Dispensaries and Health Centers 322
  17. 37. SANATORIUMS AND ASYLUMS 363
  18. PART VII: BUILDINGS FOR TRANSPORTATION
  19. 38. BRIDGES AND HIGHWAY ARCHITECTURE 397
  20. 39. RAILROAD STATIONS 432
  21. 40. AIRPORTS 475
  22. 41. AIR STATIONS 507
  23. 42. SEAPORTS AND SHIP TERMINALS 548
  24. 43. BUS STATIONS 587
  25. 44. GARAGES AND SERVICE STATIONS 615
  26. PART VIII. Buildings for Social Welfare and Recreation
  27. 45. COMMUNITY BUILDINGS 641
  28. 46. SETTLEMENT HOUSES 659
  29. 47. BUILDINGS FOR ATHLETICS 682
  30. 48. SMALL PUBLIC OPEN SPACES 716
  31. 49. PARK STRUCTURES 742
  32. PART IX: THE COMMUNITY AS ARCHITECTURE
  33. 50. THE MODERN CITY 769
  34. 51. THE ARCHITECT AND CITY PLANNING 820
  35. Indexes
  36. General Index 843
  37. Index of Architectural Works 907
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