Books Urban History Review: The City Shaped: Urban Patterns and Meanings throughout History by Spiro Kostof; The City Assembled: The Elements of Urban Form throughout History by Spiro Kostof, Greg Castillo.
The City Shaped: Urban Patterns and Meanings Through History. Original Drawings by Richard Tobias.
Published by Boston: Little, Brown and Company, A Bulfinch Press Book, (). First North American Edition.(1991)
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About this Item: Boston: Little, Brown and Company, A Bulfinch Press Book, (). First North American Edition., 1991. Large square octavo, red cloth (hardcover), gilt letters, 352 pp. Fine (As New) in a Fine (As New) dust jacket. Illustrated. From dust jacket: .This volume, by distinguished architectural historian Spiro Kostof, looks at the universal phenomenon of city making in a historical perspective, to consider how and why cities took the shape they did. Amalgams of the living and the built, cities are repositories of cultural meaning. Behind the arbitrary twist of a lane or the splendid eccentricity of a new skyscraper on the skyline lies a history of previous urban tenure, a heritage of long-established social conventions, a string of often bitter compromises between individual rights and the public will. In a series of discussions of organic patterns, the grid, the city as diagram, the grand manner, and the skyline, Professor Kostof fuses the disciplines of architecture, cultural geography, and social history to interpret the hidden orden inscribed in urban patterns. Hundreds of photographs, historical views, and specially commissioned drawings vividly depict a global mosaic of city building: the formation of Italy's medieval Siena, its organic pattern shaped by stron aesthetic choices; the creation of New Delhi as the crown of the British Raj; the remodeling of Moscow as the self-styled captial of world socialism; and the privatization of the skyline, as religious and civic symbols yield to the towers of corporate business. Architecture, Architectural History, Cityscape, Urban Planning, City. Seller Inventory # 251qs
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Spanning the ages and the globe, Spiro Kostof explores the city as a 'repository of cultural meaning' and an embodiment of the community it shelters. Widely used by both architects and students of architecture, The City Shaped won the AIA's prestigious book award in Architecture and Urbanism. With hundreds of photographs and drawings that illustrate Professor Kostof's inno..more
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A Classic, I suppose, textbook for the history of Urban Design, I finally got around to dusting my 14 year old copy off to actually read (and now haltingly going through its sister edition, The City Assembled). This was definitely worth the effort. I constantly found myself scribbling urban diagrams, referencing particular city districts, page numbers, and jotting down solid quotes (the flâneur as the “Parisian compromise between laziness and activity”) that I’ll probably never look at again (in..more
Its pretty damned impressive. Instead of a typical comprehensive 'history of the city,' Kostof finds simple urban forms, such as 'the grid' or 'the boulevard,' and traces their evolution and interpretation across hundreds of years. Not in any simple and easy to read chronological order, mind-you, but in a sort of inspired free association. In a few heavily illustrated pages he'll jump from the 8th century grid of Chinese capital Chang'an, and its monarchical and imperialistic tendencies, to the d..more
Nov 24, 2017Raina rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Full of information, interpretation, and analysis. Extremely clear, very thought-provoking.
Sep 18, 2018Prajakta Ravi Vemula rated it it was amazing
Aug 05, 2012Aaron Arnold rated it really liked it
As a history of urban forms, The City Shaped is full of a lot of interesting insights into how and why various planners (both public and private) have chosen certain layouts for cities, and how human patterns of usage both are and aren't shaped by the forms those planners have tried to choose for them. As an example, the grid pattern has been both praised and criticized for seemingly contradictory things - it supposedly either constrains human behavior and forces them into lifeless, regimented o..more
Jul 24, 2007Katherine rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Recommends it for: Anyone interested in the built environment who hasn't read it
-Cities can grow organically or have organizational frameworks, usually a little of both.
-Social ideals are reflected in city planning. -The grid contains as many deviations as regularities. -If you understand changes to your environment, your surroundings make more sense.
Aug 30, 2013Blair rated it it was amazing
Wow. If you are into the philosophy of urban space and/or planning, this is your shit. Wow. Kostof's appreciation for the allocation of space and the cultural repercussions therein are well worth wading through the reference-like presentation. A great take on urban anthropology.
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The City Assembled Spiro Kostof
Apr 27, 2012Margaret marked it as to-read
borrowed for GDP. used briefly in Robson Square Studio.
worth more attention.
Feb 15, 2011kathryn added it
reading for school. is nice base in city form.
read chapters 1-4(or 5) i would be interested in checking out his 'sequel,' The City Assembled.
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Nov 16, 2013John Andrews rated it liked it
Better illustrations than Mumford's book but not nearly as interesting to read
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Spiro Konstantine Kostof was a leading architectural historian, and professor at the University of California, Berkeley. His books continue to be widely read and some are routinely used in collegiate courses on architectural history.
In 1993, following his death, the Society of Architectural Historians established the 'Spiro Kostof Award,' to recognize books 'in the spirit of Kostof's writings,' pa..more Comments are closed.
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