The Making of Classical Edinburgh

This famous study of the planning, financing and building of the New Town in Edinburgh brings to life one of the most remarkable urban expansion programmes ever undertaken. A. J. Youngson brings to life the vigour of the planning debates, the fundraising schemes, the administrative and legislative infrastructure of planning, the construction of public buildings as poles of attraction for speculative building, and all the hopes, quarrels, victories and civic bankruptcy that went into this great experiment. Superbly illustrated with photographs by acclaimed photographer Edwin Smith, along with a selection of contemporary images and a preface by Colin McLean, this book is a classic work of economic and social history, and a fascinating account of the shaping of one of the most beautiful cities in the world.  

ISBN:	9781474448017
Publisher:	Edinburgh University Press
Imprint:	Edinburgh University Press
Published date:	30 Sep 2019
DEWEY:	720.94134
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Weight:	1340g
Height:	182mm
Width:	235mm
Spine width:	35mm

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