ABSTRACT
The history of post Second World War reconstruction has recently become an important field of research around the world; Alternative Visions of Post-War Reconstruction is a provocative work that questions the orthodoxies of twentieth century design history.
This book provides a key critical statement on mid-twentieth century urban design and city planning, focused principally upon the period between the start of the Second World War to the mid-sixties. The various figures and currents covered here represent a largely overlooked field within the history of 20th century urbanism.
In this period while certain modernist practices assumed an institutional role for post-war reconstruction and flourished into the mainstream, such practices also faced opposition and criticism leading to the production of alternative visions and strategies. Spanning from a historically-informed modernism to the increasing presence of urban conservation the contributors examine these alternative approaches to the city and its architecture.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |31 pages
Introduction
part |89 pages
Imagined townscapes
chapter |18 pages
Visualizing the Historic City: Planners and the Representation of Italy's Built Heritage
chapter |18 pages
‘The First Modern Townscape'?
chapter |18 pages
Everyday Unavoidable Modernization and the Image of Hell
chapter |14 pages
Townscape and Scenography
part |56 pages
Townscapes in practice
chapter |19 pages
The Role of a Historic Townscape in City Reconstruction
part |65 pages
Townscapes in opposition