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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.
18. Okt. 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 Bacon.
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.
When Philadelphia’s iconoclastic City Planning Commission director Edmund Bacon looked into his crystal ball in 1959—imagining his city fifty years in the future—he saw a remarkable vision, Philadelphia transformed into “an unmatched expression of the vitality of American technology and culture.”
Edmund N. Bacon. Edmund Norwood Bacon was born in Philadelphia to conservative Quaker parents and had ancestors who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1682. His father was a medical editor at the J.B. Lippincott publishing firm.
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.
