Tag Eric Mumford

November 13, 2019
in A Personal Canon, Art & Architecture

A Personal Canon: Eric Mumford on Five Influential Texts

November 13, 2019
in A Personal Canon, Art & Architecture

Here is my selection of five books that have defined and redefined urbanism since 1850… Camillo Sitte, City Building according to artistic principles (1889) As an arts and crafts educator in Vienna in the 1880s, concerned about what he saw as the soulless and mechanical extensions of European cities, Sitte

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January 9, 2015
in Art & Architecture

Sneak Peek: The Writings of Josep Lluís Sert, Edited by Eric Mumford

January 9, 2015
in Art & Architecture

We’re looking forward to the publication this season of The Writings of Josep Lluís Sert, a volume that provides new insight into Sert’s role as the founder of urban design, and offers an intellectual context for his work as an architect. The book is edited by Eric Mumford, Rebecca and

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The Russia-Ukraine Crisis: A Reading List

To better understand the Russia-Ukraine crisis, we have put together a list of the…

The History of Economic Sanctions as a Tool of War

Today, economic sanctions are generally regarded as an alternative to war. But for most…

Black Artists in America: From the the Great Depression to Civil Rights

Earnestine Jenkins– My new book, Black Artists in America: from the Great Depression to…