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Author: James Paton Watson Publisher: ISBN: Category : City planning Languages : en Pages : 232
Book Description
"The Plan for Plymouth, or perhaps we should say, for a new Plymouth, became neccesary because of the devastation of large areas by the enemy in the early months of 1941"--Page vii.
Author: James Paton Watson Publisher: ISBN: Category : City planning Languages : en Pages : 232
Book Description
"The Plan for Plymouth, or perhaps we should say, for a new Plymouth, became neccesary because of the devastation of large areas by the enemy in the early months of 1941"--Page vii.
Author: Jeremy Gould Publisher: Historic England ISBN: 1848023227 Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 100
Book Description
Post-war reconstruction offered unparalleled opportunities to the developing profession of urban planners to cast off the constraints imposed by historic infrastructure and produce a new vision of urban living, expressed in rationally designed city centres linked to suburban precincts and with modern integrated transport systems. Plymouth is the foremost English example of post-war reconstruction on the grand scale, laid out to the designs of the most influential urban planner of the day, Sir Patrick Abercrombie. This book explains the circumstances which led to the development of Abercrombie's Plan for Plymouth (1943) and shows how the plan was implemented in the period 1945-62. Discussion of the overall scheme for the renewed city is complemented by description of the different zones which made up both the central area and the new suburbs, and attention is paid to the landscape forms and architectural styles employed in civic, commercial and residential areas. The significance of what was achieved in Plymouth will be assessed and international context is provided by comparison with British and European examples of contemporary planning. Urban regeneration programmes pose a threat to the legacy of the post-war reconstruction period, and the listing of post-war buildings is often contentious and contested. Finally, a discussion of the conservation issues raised by present-day plans for renewal in Plymouth will contribute to current debate about the formulation of policy relating to the buildings and landscapes of the post-war era.
Author: James Paton Watson
Author: James Paton Watson
Author: Avery Library
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Author: Avery Library
Author: Library of Congress
Author: University of California, Los Angeles. Library
Author: New York Public Library. Research Libraries
Author: New York Public Library. Art and Architecture Division
Author: Jeremy Gould