IDEAL CITIES: Utopianism and the (Un) Built Environment
By Ruth Eaton.
A panorama of western civilization's attempts to invent the perfect city. Embracing architecture, town planning, art, literature, philosophy and politics, this book takes us through the imaginary environments of a wide variety of fascinating movements and figures, including Plato, Filarete, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Moore, Thomas Jefferson, William Morris, Frank Lloyd Wright and more. This richly illustrated publication explores the ability of ideal cities to stimulate reflection and foster change. Illustrated slipcase. Import.