City Planning According to Artistic Principles
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City Planning According to Artistic Principles is an influential 1889 treatise by Camillo Sitte that critiques rigid, geometric urban design and advocates for more organic, aesthetically driven city layouts inspired by historic European towns.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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urban planning treatise ⓘ |
| advocates |
aesthetically driven city planning
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organic city layouts ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
picturesque urbanism
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traditionalist urban design ⓘ |
| author | Camillo Sitte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria ⓘ |
| criticizes |
overly regular street grids
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rigid geometric urban design ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
artistic principles in city planning
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historical urban forms ⓘ irregularity as an aesthetic value ⓘ spatial enclosure of plazas ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
composition of plazas and streets
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relationship between buildings and public space ⓘ |
| genre |
architectural theory
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non-fiction ⓘ urban design theory ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle | City Planning According to Artistic Principles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
critique of modernist planning ideals
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discourse on urban aesthetics ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
European urbanism debates in the late 19th century
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early 20th-century city beautification movements ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
late 19th-century European urbanization
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reaction to 19th-century Haussmann-style planning ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century urban design theory
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urban planning in Central Europe ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | historic European towns ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
enclosed urban spaces
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human-scale urban space ⓘ irregular public squares ⓘ picturesque street layouts ⓘ visual composition of cities ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
city planning aesthetics
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urban design ⓘ urban planning ⓘ |
| notableExampleDiscussed |
Austrian and German historic city centers
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Italian medieval town squares ⓘ |
| opposes | monotonous, wide, straight boulevards ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Der Städtebau nach seinen künstlerischen Grundsätzen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposes |
city layouts shaped by experiential viewpoints
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design of plazas as irregular, enclosed spaces ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1889 ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
architects
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municipal authorities ⓘ urban planners ⓘ |
| viewsUrbanSpaceAs | work of art ⓘ |
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