Back to the Drawing Board!; Planning Livable Cities
Forrest Wilson Washington DC: New Republic Books, 1978. Presumed First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. ix, [1], 245, [1] pages. Illustrations. Author signed inscription on title page. Ink comment on rep. Front flyleaf torn out. Wolf Von Eckardt, a former art and architecture critic for The Washington Post. Mr. Von Eckardt was born in Berlin, and he began his eclectic career in the United States designing book covers for the Alfred A. Knopf publishing house. After serving in Army intelligence and as an adviser to the West German Government, he began his career at The Post in 1963. He published several books of architectural criticism, mostly focusing on the planning of livable cities. Mr. Von Eckardt left The Post in 1981. He wrote about architecture for Time magazine until 1985 and continued to teach and write until 1989. In Back to the Drawing Board, the distinguished architecture critic of The Washington Post offers detailed proposals for revitalizing urban neighborhoods and preserving historic landmarks. Condition: Fair / good.
Keywords: City Planning, Urban Planning, Architecture, High-rise, Housing, Neighborhood, Segregation, Regional Planning, Transportation Planning, James Rouse, Charles Stein, Zoning, Urban Renewal, Mies van der Rohe
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