Work

The City Shaped

1991
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Comprehensive historical survey of urban forms (grids, organic growth, ideal cities) and the processes that create them.

Settlement

Details

Type
Text

Classifications

Holder
Individual
Source of authority
Observation
Subject
Human centred
Mode of transmission
Text drawing
Knowledge type
Propositional
Epistemic cluster
Western philosophical

Referenced by

Sources

  1. Spiro Kostof. The City Shaped: Urban Patterns and Meanings Through History. Thames & Hudson, 1991.

Cite this entry

First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026

CLAD. "The City Shaped." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/work/the-city-shaped/. Accessed July 17, 2026.