Additional Material

Garden Cities of Tomorrow | Ebenezer Howard, Lewis Mumford | 9780262580021

Double click on above image to view full picture

Zoom Out
Zoom In

GARDEN CITIES of To-Morrow

Author:Ebenezer Howard, Lewis Mumford

Publisher:MIT

ISBN: 978-0-262-58002-1

  • Paperback
  • English
  • 168 Pages
  • Mar 5, 1965

Originally published in 1898 as To-Morrow: A Peaceful Path to Real Reform and reissued in 1902 under its present title, Garden Cities of To-Morrow holds a unique place in town planning literature. The book led directly to two experiments in town-founding that have had a profound influence on practical urban development around the world. The book was also responsible for the introduction of the term Garden City, and set into motion ideas that helped transform town planning.

Garden Cities of To-morrow is a book by the British urban planner Ebenezer Howard. Published in 1898 as To-Morrow: A Peaceful Path to Real Reform and reissued in 1902 under its present title, Garden Cities of To-Morrow and holds a unique place in town planning literature. The book led directly to two experiments in town-founding that have had a profound influence on practical urban development around the world.

The book was also responsible for the introduction of the term Garden City, and set into motion ideas that helped transform town planning. Howard illustrated the idea with his Three Magnets diagram. His ideas were conceived for the context of a capitalist economic system, and sought to balance individual and community needs.

Recently viewed