Cottages and villas : the birth of the garden suburb /

"The garden suburb has its origins in London, and, contrary to widespread belief, its earliest phase took place not at the beginning of the 20th century, with the much discussed garden-city movement, but one century earlier, with the creation of the Eyre brothers' villa estate in the Londo...

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Κύριος συγγραφέας: Galinou, Mireille (συγγραφέας.)
Μορφή: Βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: New Haven : London : Yale University Press ; The Eyre Estate, 2010
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Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
  • The Eyre family and the estate of St John's Wood
  • A master plan for St John's Wood
  • First steps, 1805-20
  • Early residential designs
  • Creating and maintaining a garden quarter
  • The community and its services
  • Infrastructure
  • Artists' quarter
  • Spiritual St John's Wood
  • Postcript
  • Epilogue: From fields to tower blocks : landmarks in St John's Wood.