Another City: Urban Life and Urban Spaces in the New American Republic
Another City: Urban Life and Urban Spaces in the New American Republic
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另一个城市：新美利坚共和国的城市生活和城市空间
DOI：
10.5860/choice.46-7010
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发表时间：
2008
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0.4
通讯作者：
D. Upton
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作者：
D. Upton
在18世纪末和19世纪初，新奥尔良和费城等新兴的美国城市似乎越来越混乱。街道上的噪音、气味和狂热的活动威胁着人们的感官。不断增长的人口对城市景观的各个方面提出了新的要求--街道、公园、学校、收容所、墓地、市场、滨水区等等。在这个独特的探索城市建筑和设计的早期历史，领先的建筑历史学家戴尔厄普顿揭示了迷人的融合社会学，文化和心理因素，塑造了美国城市在内战前的岁月。通过当代的旅行记录、日记和信件，以及地图、建筑图纸、绘画和印刷品--许多以前从未出版过--厄普顿不仅调查了建筑物是如何设计的，街道是如何布局的，城市空间是如何被利用的，而且还调查了为什么。他对城市的想象方式提供了独到的见解，大量的插图选择再现了十九世纪城市景观的各种特征。
In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, burgeoning American cities like New Orleans and Philadelphia seemed increasingly chaotic. Noise, odors, and a feverish level of activity on the streets threatened to overwhelm the senses. Growing populations placed new demands on every aspect of the urban landscape--streets, parks, schools, asylums, cemeteries, markets, waterfronts, and more. In this unique exploration of the early history of urban architecture and design, leading architectural historian Dell Upton reveals the fascinating confluence of sociological, cultural, and psychological factors that shaped American cities in the antebellum years. Through contemporary travel accounts, diaries, and correspondence, as well as maps, architectural drawings, paintings, and prints--many previously unpublished--Upton investigates not only how buildings were designed, streets were laid out, and urban space was put to use, but also why. He offers original insights into the way cities were imagined, and an extensive selection of illustrations recreates the various features of the urban landscape in the nineteenth century.