Making Modern Paris Victor Baltard's Central Markets and the Urban Practice of Architecture |
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| Author:
| Mead, Christopher Curtis |
| Series title: | Buildings, Landscapes, and Societies Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-271-05087-4 |
| Publication Date: | May 2012 |
| Publisher: | Pennsylvania State University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $204.00 |
Book Description:
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Investigates how architecture, technology, politics, and urban planning came together in French architect Victor Baltard's creation of the Central Markets of Paris. Presents a case study of the historical process that produced modern Paris between 1840 and 1870.
Investigates how architecture, technology, politics, and urban planning came together in French architect Victor Baltard's creation of the Central Markets of Paris. Presents a case study of the historical process that produced modern Paris between 1840 and 1870.