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Edmund Norwood Bacon (* 2. Mai 1910 in Philadelphia; † 14. Oktober 2005) war ein US-amerikanischer Architekt, Stadtplaner und Autor. Bacon studierte an der Cornell University in Ithaca und der Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills.
Edmund Norwood Bacon (May 2, 1910 – October 14, 2005) was an American urban planner, architect, educator, and author. During his tenure as the executive director of the Philadelphia City Planning Commission from 1949 to 1970, his visions shaped today's Philadelphia , the city of his birth, to the extent that he is sometimes ...
18. Okt. 2005 · Oct. 18, 2005. Edmund N. Bacon, a leading postwar urban planner who remade much of Philadelphia, died on Friday at his home there. He was 95. His death was confirmed by his daughter Elinor...
14. Mai 2013 · Learn about Ed Bacon, a mid-century urban planner who favored pedestrians over automobiles and revitalized Philadelphia's downtown. The book explores his role, challenges, and legacy in the context of his time and the city.
2. Mai 2017 · Learn how the late city planner Edmund Bacon imagined Philadelphia in 2009, with pedestrian-only streets, aerial trams, and helicopter service. Discover the reasons why his ambitious proposals never materialized.
A biography of Edmund Bacon, the architect and urban planner who shaped Philadelphia's urban development in the mid-twentieth century. Learn about his vision, his achievements, and his challenges in this engaging and insightful book by Gregory L. Heller.
Architect, city planner, educator, and writer, Edmund N. Bacon (1910 -) orchestrated revitalization of downtown Philadelphia after World War II and served as one of the most articulate voices for a vigorous urban planning process in American cities.
