Historical Versus Modern: Identity Through Imitation?: Identity Through Imitation? - Hardcover

by Barbara Engel (Editor)

This publication examines the contemporary international phenomenon of retro districts, the new cities built to imitate historical models. It investigates historicizing urban construction through 14 international case studies, including the Hallstatt in China, Poundbury in England and the Mercado District in Tucson, Arizona.

Author Biography

Barbara Engel (ed.)
with Philine Schneider, Max Mütsch, Johannes Blechschmidt