{"product_id":"gordon-cullens-townscape-in-usa","title":"Gordon Cullen's Townscape in USA","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat makes a city alive? What did 20th century design dreams leave behind?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlong with a series of critical commentaries, this book unveils for the first time \u003ci\u003eTownscape in USA\u003c\/i\u003e, a previously unpublished manuscript written by Gordon Cullen in the early 1960s.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBest known for \u003ci\u003eTownscape\u003c\/i\u003e (1961), Cullen brings his incisive, visually attuned, and often wry perspective to six American cities--New York, Pittsburgh, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C.--providing splendid, semi-prophetic visions of the cities' destinies, and foreshadowing the inevitable consequences of uncontrolled building development. Cullen constantly reminds us of how urban designers should focus on people and creating a sense of place, and critiquing the rigid visual codes of Beaux-Arts planning and offering a counter-vision rooted in texture, contrast, and surprise. Through expressive sketches and spatial observations, he reveals how cities could, and should, offer not only efficiency but delight, not only order but encounter. These visions are supported by a series of magnificent sketches and photos taken from Cullen's archives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is an essential read for architects, planners, and dreamers alike. Addressing today's debates about human centred design, the - until now - forgotten manuscript, \u003ci\u003eTownscape in USA\u003c\/i\u003e is a passionate plea to rethink what a city is, and who it is for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Taylor \u0026amp; Francis Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781032876184\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Sell Books","offers":[{"title":"Standard Secondhand — £37.88","offer_id":47970672378033,"sku":"SB-1032876182-C3","price":37.88,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/products\/gordon-cullens-townscape-in-usa","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}