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Community Architect: The Life and Vision of Clarence S. Stein
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Community Architect: The Life and Vision of Clarence S. Stein
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ISBN-13: | 9781501702464 |
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Publisher: | Cornell University Press |
Publication date: | 08/29/2016 |
Pages: | 360 |
Product dimensions: | 6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.30(d) |
Age Range: | 18 Years |
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This meticulously researched biography of Clarence S. Stein delivers not only a long-overdue critical historical appreciation of the room-to-region community vision of a remarkable practical theorist but also an uplifting restatement of its relevance to the ongoing quest for sustainable human-centered urban places.
Community Architect not only offers a wealth of new information and insights on Clarence S. Stein, one of the seminal planners of the twentieth century, but also affords a revealing examination of the circle of which he was an essential part and which was so important in fostering his intellectual growth. Larsen's book makes a substantial contribution to urban history and is likely to be a key reference for years to come.
Many who come to appreciate Clarence S. Stein from living in one of his garden neighborhoods are drawn to learn more about his humane legacy as our architect of housing amid parklands. Kristin E. Larsen enriches our knowledge of Stein's generous achievements as advocate, organizer, and designer with her extensively researched and academically wide-ranging assessment of his dedicated career.
At last a comprehensive biography of Clarence S. Stein that is unafraid to recount the many setbacks among the successes. Kristen E. Larsen's book gives stunning insights into the exceptional career of one of America's most pivotal and creative community planners. Community Architect presents a dense web of connections and fascinating new details on Stein’s lifelong search to identify and implement those intangible qualities that give residents 'a finer and more abundant community life.’
Among the main figures who made up the Regional Planning Association of America, Clarence S. Stein remains one of the most central and yet least well documented members of this historically important group of critical thinkers. Kristin E. Larsen mines Stein's extensive papers to bring his life’s work to light by placing him in the larger context of a key period in American planning history.
Clarence S. Stein is a definitive figure in American urban reform, and Kristen E. Larsen has provided the thoughtful, systematic assessment that his career deserves. This carefully researched book unveils how ideals and pragmatism both meshed and failed. Most important, scholars and practitioners now have a template to gauge the past and guide plans for procuring equity and sustainability.