The Metroplois of Tomorrow - Hugh Ferriss - Dover Architecture

The Metropolis of Tomorrow by Hugh Ferriss presents a 1929 architectural vision of the future city. This Dover Architecture paperback edition is illustrated and set out as an essay on modern urban form.

Key details

• Author: Hugh Ferriss
• Series: Dover Architecture
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 144
• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc
• Publication date: 25 February 2005

Synopsis

Ferriss imagines the metropolis of the future with a perspective described as both generous and prophetic, first articulated in 1929. Structured largely as an illustrated essay, the book considers the modern city and its possible direction while incorporating the author’s architectural philosophy.

Across 59 illustrations, the emphasis falls on dramatic, towering structures alongside ideas of personal space, broad avenues and rooftop parks.

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