Eric Mumford, Defining Urban Design. CIAM Architects and the Formation of a Discipline, 1937–69. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2009.

Korolija Fontana-Giusti, Gordana (2010) Eric Mumford, Defining Urban Design. CIAM Architects and the Formation of a Discipline, 1937–69. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2009. Review of: Defining Urban Design. CIAM Architects and the Formation of a Discipline, 1937–69. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2009. by Mumford, Eric. Urban History, 37 (1). pp. 196-198. ISSN 0963-9268. (doi:10.1017/S0963926810000258) (KAR id:24804)

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Abstract

The article critically reviews the book by Eric Mumford. While acknowledging its value and significant contribution to the history of urbanism, Fontana-Giusti argues for a more profound understanding which will include the complexity of the underlining philosophies held by the CIAM architects of this period.

Item Type:	Review
DOI/Identification number:	10.1017/S0963926810000258
Uncontrolled keywords:	urbanism, urban design, CIAM
Subjects:	D History General and Old World E History America > E151 United States (General) D History General and Old World > D History (General) N Visual Arts > NA Architecture
Institutional Unit:	Schools > School of Arts and Architecture > Architecture
Former Institutional Unit:	Divisions > Division of Arts and Humanities > Kent School of Architecture and Planning
Depositing User:	Gordana Fontana-Giusti
Date Deposited:	31 May 2010 14:35 UTC
Last Modified:	20 May 2025 08:17 UTC
Resource URI:	https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/24804 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Korolija Fontana-Giusti, Gordana.

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