ARC 111 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Vienna Ring Road, Garnier, Waterborne Diseases

• School: University of Kentucky
• Department: Architecture
• Course: ARC 111
• Professor: Andrew Manson

Document Summary

Urbanism and the new scale of architecture: modernity and the metropolis nurtured each other. In paris, the modern practice of urbanism, a mixture of technical, social, and aesthetic ideas for the design of large cities, took hold: to achieve these goals, technocrat georges-eugene haussmann was appointed. Napoleon iii, they executed an unprecedented urban renovation, transforming paris into a clean, well-lit metropolis of broad, tree-lined boulevards and public parks. with functions below grade with the underground. Crime and health problems inspired new health, police, and prison systems as well as improved infrastructure for sewage and water. The new architectural types of office buildings, train stations, large hotels, and department stores came about. Rapid immigration, expedient housing, the anonymity of mass society contributed to the success of the new industrial metropolis. metropolis ( mother city ) inspired new forms of transportation. Haussmann"s boulevards were the perfect location for revel: haussmann represented an extreme case of creative destruction, admired throughout europe but.