City Planning from Trevian Books

London: Pentagram, N.d. [c. 1995] A monograph on Norman Bel Geddes's 1937 design of a major city as it could look by 1960. First edition. 8vo; 35 pp.; illustrated. A very good copy in original self-wrappers. .

London: Bloomsbury, 2023 A monograph on the German architect and planner Ludwig Hilberseimer, active in the first half of the 20th century, examining his work and writings and their influence on modern and contemporary architecture and urbanism. First edition. 23 cm; 367 pp.; illustr. from photographs, plans, and drawings. A fine copy in laminated pictorial boards, published without a dust… Read more about this item

New York: Princeton Arch. Press, 2009 Holl's look at the macroscale of cities through the lens of architecture. First edtion. 21.5 cm; 287 pp.; illustrated from photographs, plans, and drawings. Some of the delicate spine lettering has rubbed off; else a very good copy or better in red cloth, published without a dust jacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket.… Read more about this item

Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop, 1972 A documentation in photographs of the disappearing varieties of street lights in the city of Los Angeles. With essays on the development of the lamp, a historical sketch of street lighting in Los Angeles, and designs of local lamps through the century. First edition. 23.5 cm; 55 pp.; illustrated from 53 photographs hors texte.… Read more about this item

New York: Metropolis Books, 2016 A collection of plans and designs for nearly 200 architectural and planning projects of massive aesthetic and human impact for New York City that were not realized. First edition. 21.5 cm; 407 pp.; illustrated from photographs, plans, and drawings. A fine copy in laminated boards, published without a dust jacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/No… Read more about this item

San Francisco, Golden Gateway, n.d. [c. 1965] Large folding sheet 46 x 28 cm) promoting the Golden Gateway planned development consisting initially of three apartment houses and thirty-eight garden town-houses, with more to be built, at Yerba Buena Cove. With a huge sketched view of the proposed development, idealized views of interiors and street scenes, notes on shopping arcades, elevated… Read more about this item

New York: Wilbur Smith Assoc., 1968 The shuttle was part of the Queens-LI Mass Transportation Demonstration Program which ran from 2/65 to 7/66, offering bus service from the Hunters Point RR Station to East Side locations in midtown Manhattan. The shuttle had mixed success, always at the mercy of tunnel and Manhattan traffic causing delays, especially in the afternoon, that… Read more about this item

Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1986 A narrative account as well as a theoretical interpretation of urban planning in the US, starting with the colonial era but focusing primarily on the Progressive era. With an examination of the relationship between planners and various business sectors. First edition. 23.5 cm; 286 pp. Owner's name; else a very good copy or better in… Read more about this item

San Francisco: SPDC, N.d. (c. 1980) Proposal from the early 1980s to develop SP's property into a "new town downtown" to include housing, office, commercial, retail and R&D activities, employment opportunities, etc. I. M. Pei led the design team with the help of Gruen and others. With loose sheets to pocket offering alternative concepts, including a stadium. A complete acceptable… Read more about this item

Los Angeles: LAHA, 1948. Chapter titles: There's Nothing Sentimental About Your Cash Register; Bad Housing is Bad Business; Public Housing is Good Business. The case made by local civic leaders for slum clearance and the creation of good public housing based solely on increased municipal revenues. Chavez Ravine is cited, as its "bad housing prevents proper development and use… Read more about this item

New York: GSAAP, 2007 An introduction to concepts, tools, and strategies needed to practice effectively in the complex arena of contemporary ubranism. Material is presented providing concrete examples of innovative urban design and research to all disciplines concerned with cities. First edition. 23 cm; 148 pp.; illustrated from photographs, plans, and drwaings. Short tear to rear wrapper; else a… Read more about this item

San Francisco: Meadowlark, 2015 The author, an architect, examines contemporary relationships among nature, humanity, architecture, and landscapes, and suggests solutions for creating a truly humane built environment. SIGNED by Hart. First editon. 22.5 cm; 263 pp.; illustrated from drawings by Albrecht Pickler. A very good copy or better in a fine dust jacket..

Burlington: Ashgate, 2007 A study of the physical architectonic planning of communal and cooperative settlements like the kibbutz and the moshav in Israel. It examines the question of how a utopian settlement organization behaves over a period of time and how ideological changes lead to changes in the physical architectonic layout of the settlement. First edition. 23 cm; 250 pp.;… Read more about this item

Rotterdam: NAi Publishers, 2003 A study of 20th century Rotterdam, illustrating a successful relationship between mobility and urban development. First edition. 24 cm; 192 pp.; illustrated from photographs, plans, and drawings. A fine copy in wrappers.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket.

Wroclaw: 2014 Catalog for the 2014 exhibition of the WuWA, one of 6 model housing estates created by the Werkbund between 1927 and 1932, in Wroclaw.Text in English. First edition. 22 cm; 157 pp.; illustrated from photographs, plans, and drawings. A fine copy in wrappers.. First English Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket.

Redlands: Moore Historical Foundation, 1995 A history of the town of Redlands, CA; civic identity and salvation through highways. First edition. 28 cm; 84 pp.; illustrated from photographs and maps. A fine copy in gilt-stamped cloth, published without a dust jacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/No Jacket.

New York: Pelligrini and Cudahy, Publishers, 1952 Essays on the city, including contributions from Corbusier, Sert, Gropius, Neutra, Tyrwhitt, Tange, others. First edition. 4to; 185 pp.; illustrated from photographs, plans, and drawings. A very good copy in original orange cloth, in a worn dust jacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair.

NY: NY Open Space Coalition, 1987 A summary of the Task Force's findings, emphasizing new directions for future open space planning, development, management, and protection. First edition. 28 cm; 23 pp.; illustrated from drawings. Some light soilg to wrappers, else a very good copy in wrappers..

New York: Citizen's Housing and Planning, 1964 Published as a spur to the city's Planning Commission to devote more effort to satisfy the need for more parks in local communities. 28 cm; 13 pp. Ex-library RPA, with stamp and label. A good copy or better in wrappers..

San Francisco: William Stout, (2009) A monograph on the on the planned community, an enclave of 8 modern houses in Berkely. Planned and developed by William Wurster between 1951 and 1957, with landscape by Halprin, abnd houses designed by Wurster, Esherick, Schindler, and five others. First edition,. 25 cm; 173 pp.; illustrated from photographs, plans, and drawings. A fine copy… Read more about this item