Edgar Chambless

Roadtown

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Creative Media Partners, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 186
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Juli 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 268g
• ISBN-13: 9781021170835
• ISBN-10: 1021170836
• Artikelnr.: 68922270

Autorenporträt

Edgar Chambless (1870–1936) is remembered chiefly for his utopian urban planning scheme set forth in his singular work, 'Roadtown', first published in 1910. Highly innovative for his time, Chambless envisioned Roadtown as a linear city stretching from coast to coast, promoting efficiency through its unique design that combined residential and commercial spaces with transportation. A proponent of Progressive Era ideals, Chambless crafted Roadtown with a vision of not merely reshaping the physical architecture of cities but also elevating the quality of life for its inhabitants. His architectural philosophy reflected the zeitgeist of early 20th-century American societal optimism, where technological advancement was seen as a means to address social inequalities and inefficiencies. Chambless stood out for his detailed attention to the particulars of everyday life and the ways in which urban design could enhance it. 'Roadtown' stands as a testament to an era of ambitious urban planning that sought holistic solutions to the pressing problems of industrialization and urban sprawl, and although it was not implemented, it contributed to the discourse on urban planning and socioeconomic reform. Edgar Chambless's work percolates through the undercurrent of urban planning literature and remains a unique reference point for scholars interested in the history of American urbanism and utopian thought.