Designing Utopia : John Ruskin's urban vision for Britain and America / Michael H. Lang.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed July 30, 2018).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. I. The Conceptualization Of Ruskin's Urban Vision -- Ch. 1. The Development Of A Visionary -- Ch. 2. Ruskin's Urban Vision -- Ch. 3. Ruskin's Efforts At Practical Town Planning -- pt. II. The Disciples Join The Quest -- Ch. 4. William Morris And The Town Planning Implications Of The Arts And Crafts Movement -- Ch. 5. Philip Webb And The Development Of Ruskinian English Free Architecture And Town Planning -- pt. III. Building Utopia: Ruskin's Urban Vision Comes To Life -- Ch. 6. The Planning And Design Of The Arts And Crafts Communities -- Ch. 7. Planning And Design In The Early State Housing And Garden Village Programs -- pt. IV. Implications For Modern Town Planning -- Ch. 8. The Relationship Of Ruskin's Urban Vision To Contemporary Town And Country Planning -- Ch. 9. The New Urbanism: Ruskin's Urban Vision Reborn? -- Ch. 10. Conclusions: Ruskin's Urban Vision As A Paradigm For The Environmentally Balanced Community.

"Designing Utopia presents a broad overview of John Ruskin's life: the development of his views on architecture and urban design, as well as his views on social justice; how his vision was developed in his writings; and his efforts at practical application of that vision, in particular his efforts to build a guild based society."--Jacket

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