The shape of utopia : the architecture of radical reform in nineteenth-century America / Irene Cheng.

"The Shape of Utopia documents a pivotal moment in American history when ordinary people ardently believed in the potential to reshape society. Highlighting the inherent political capacity of architecture, Irene Cheng showcases how visionary utopian planners in the mid-nineteenth century used their...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Buell Center books in the history and theory of American architecture.
Main Author: Cheng, Irene (Irene Chun-I) (Author)
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis, MN : University of Minnesota Press, [2023]
Series:Buell Center books in the history and theory of American architecture.
Subjects:
Architecture and society > United States > History > 19th century.
Utopias > United States.
Visionary architecture > United States.
Architecture et société > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Utopies > États-Unis.
Architecture visionnaire > États-Unis.
ARCHITECTURE / History / General.
Architecture and society.
Utopias.
Visionary architecture.
United States.
1800-1899
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:349 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Variant Title:
Architecture of radical reform in 19th-century America
Format: Book

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