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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 ...
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.
Edmund Bacon (1785–1866), was the business manager and primary overseer for 20 years for Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States, at Monticello. Among some of his other business duties, Bacon supervised the daily chores and activities of farming and ranching at Monticello along with Jefferson's nail forge.
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...
28. Sept. 2010 · Learn about the vision and legacy of Edmund Bacon, the father of modern Philadelphia, who led the city's redevelopment after WWII. Explore his proposals for a 1976 World's Fair, a cable car system, and a new golden age for the city.
“The action of the Congress of the United States in appropriating one billion dollars to create a new urban environment places on all of us a responsibility we cannot duck.” 1 So Edmund Bacon began his remarks at the Harvard Urban Design Conference in 1956, provoking our reflections on the history of urban renewal, on the smaller value of ...
