TY - BOOK AU - Lang,Michael H. TI - Designing Utopia: John Ruskin's urban vision for Britain and America SN - 9781551644349 AV - HT169.G7 L36 2017eb U1 - 307.1/216/092 23 PY - 2017/// CY - Montréal PB - Black Rose Books KW - Ruskin, John, KW - City planning KW - BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General KW - bisacsh KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; pt. I; The Conceptualization Of Ruskin's Urban Vision --; Ch. 1; The Development Of A Visionary --; Ch. 2; Ruskin's Urban Vision --; Ch. 3; Ruskin's Efforts At Practical Town Planning --; pt. II; The Disciples Join The Quest --; Ch. 4; William Morris And The Town Planning Implications Of The Arts And Crafts Movement --; Ch. 5; Philip Webb And The Development Of Ruskinian English Free Architecture And Town Planning --; pt. III; Building Utopia: Ruskin's Urban Vision Comes To Life --; Ch. 6; The Planning And Design Of The Arts And Crafts Communities --; Ch. 7; Planning And Design In The Early State Housing And Garden Village Programs --; pt. IV; Implications For Modern Town Planning --; Ch. 8; The Relationship Of Ruskin's Urban Vision To Contemporary Town And Country Planning --; Ch. 9; The New Urbanism: Ruskin's Urban Vision Reborn? --; Ch. 10; Conclusions: Ruskin's Urban Vision As A Paradigm For The Environmentally Balanced Community N2 - "Designing Utopia presents a broad overview of John Ruskin's life: the development of his views on architecture and urban design, as well as his views on social justice; how his vision was developed in his writings; and his efforts at practical application of that vision, in particular his efforts to build a guild based society."--Jacket UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1499976 ER -