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Obligatory reading for residents past and present.
Rogers delved into the rich cache of materials found in the John Nolen Papers to produce the definitive history of an American new town... An exemplary book that will appeal to practictioners as well as historians.
For many practicing planners and academics, planning history may seem distant from current challenges and an unlikely source for workable planning concepts. In fact, we can learn much from studying important exemplars from the past. Nolen's work has been overdue for reexamination. John Nolen and Mariemont deserves a wide audience because it offers insights about the difficulty of creating a well-designed mixed-use community from scratch.
I consider Rogers's well-written and usefully illustrated book the best assessment so far of the development of any American planned new town in the twentieth century. Anyone interested in community development will want to read this book.
Rogers reconstructs Mariemont's planning and construction from 1920 to 1925... The value of this study to architectural and planning historians lies in the precision of the chronology.
Mariemont stands out as a real gem, and this well-written, thoughtful book gives the town and its planners the exposure they deserve.
A strong element of connoisseurship pervades the book, especially in the assessments of Mariemont's architectural and planning elements. With a fluid writing style supported by a considerable number of illustrations, Rogers offers the reader a guided tour of Mariemont's early residential, commercial, and public buildings.
Rogers does a splendid job of taking us step-by-step through the planning and initial development of one of America's most significant early twentieth century 'model communities'—John Nolen's Mariemont. Better than any book I know of, this manuscript lays out the tremendous work that goes into creating a successful planned urban place.
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Available
Trim Size
6.125
x 9.25
Pages
280
ISBN
9780801866197
Illustration Description
62 halftones
Table of Contents
Preface and Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. New Town, New Concept
Chapter 2. Nolen's Town Plan Unfolds
Chapter 3. This Is to Be a Model Town
Chapter 4. Work Begins
Chapter 5. Architects and Buildings
Chapter 6
Preface and Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. New Town, New Concept
Chapter 2. Nolen's Town Plan Unfolds
Chapter 3. This Is to Be a Model Town
Chapter 4. Work Begins
Chapter 5. Architects and Buildings
Chapter 6. Year of Progress
Chapter 7. The Curtain Drops
Chapter 8. Emery, Nolen, and Livingood
Chapter 9. Was Mariemont the National Exemplar?
Appendix. Mariemont Site Landowners and Acreage in 1924
Notes
Bibliography
Photograph Credits
Index
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