The+City+of+Theory

From //Cities of Tomorrow: An Intellectual History of Urban Planning and Design in the Twentieth Century// 2001
 * "The City of Theory"**

Peter Hall is a male, British Geographer and Planner who was born in London, England on March 19, 1932 and is still living today. He graduated from St. Catherine's with a Master's degree and doctorate. He went on to work as a lecturer at Birkbeck College and University of London. Hall devoted his life to looking at teh economic, demographic, and cultural aspects of cities. (Wikipedia)
 * [|Hall, Peter (1932 - )]**

This article discusses Peter Hall's theory of the evolution of city planning focusing on the United States and Europe. Planning has been consistently broken into three aspects of design excellence, mathematical modeling, and practical application. The struggle between these aspects has defined city planning for centuries being heavily affected by the baby boom of the 1950s. The 1960s, however, was home to the idea that planing could no longer occur without talking to the people of the communities. The struggle between these aspects is still present today.
 * Main Argument**

1960s debate: city planning should be a science not a craft 1970s: marxists theorists created an updated urban theory based off of class conflict.
 * Other Ideas in the Article**

Personal experience and research
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