The Largest Art: A Measured Manifesto for a Plural Urbanism, MIT Architecture Publication
The Largest Art: A Measured Manifesto for a Plural Urbanism
Publication: Architectural Book by Professor Brent D. Ryan, MIT, USA
Jan 6, 2018
The Largest Art: A Measured Manifesto for a Plural Urbanism Book
Architectural Publication by MIT Press
The Largest Art: A Measured Manifesto for a Plural Urbanism Book
A manifesto for designing cities
MIT professor?s new book calls for a more pluralistic, democratic vision of the city.
The Largest Art: A Measured Manifesto for a Plural Urbanism Book
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — ?The city is a people?s art, a shared experience,? a Philadelphia architect and planner named Edmund Bacon once wrote, adding that any urban designer?s job was to ?conceive an idea, implant it, and nurture its growth in the collective minds of the community.?
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It sounds like a common-sense approach to city building ? and one that could lead to a pleasing urban mosaic, as both community needs and architectural styles change over time. But according to MIT professor Brent D. Ryan, this approach to designing cities that are of the people and for the people has been absent from most urban design work.
Instead, Ryan thinks, today?s cities have been saddled with grandiose urban projects that, although they may have flashy veneers and stylistic coherence, lack sensitivity to the diverse needs of city life and the long timeframes over which urban development is...