By Camillo Sitte

About the Author:

Camillio Sitte (1843-1903), Nineteenth-century Austrian Architect who’s history in Architecture started when he felt nostalgia for the oddly shaped squares and narrow streets of his old city and other European cities. He mourned the loss of structures built to human scale. What exactly were the qualities of the cities that he admired that modern-day architects incorporate through their designs? Sitte armed with a sketchbook and went on a careful study of these built environment. The result was a little book named The Art of Building Cities. (1)

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Date: 1889

Period: Modernisation

Summary:

There was a connection between what Sitte thought of plazas and public spaces in old cities with Leis Mumford’s, William Whyte’s and Jane Jacob’s. They all appreciated the disorderly street life. (1)

“New cities no longer have a distinct character. Ideas and tastes have been mingled as the people themselves have been interchanged. Local characteristics have been gradually disappearing.” (1)

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References: 

(1) Stout, Fredric, and Richard LeGates. The City Reader. 5th ed. 351-362. Print.

 Additional Reference: 

(2) Dobbins, John. “The Forum at Pompeii.” (1994): n. page. Web. 22 Mar. 2014. <http://pompeii.virginia.edu/forummap.html>.

(3) Young, Brandon. “Publications: Part Four.” Brandon E. Young Design. N.p., 10 10 2011. Web. 22 Mar. 2014. <http://www.beyoungdesign.com/1/category/kevin lynch/1.html>.

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