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  • 标题:The form of the city: Some contrasting philosophies
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  • 作者:Wallace Van Zyl
  • 期刊名称:Town and Regional Planning
  • 印刷版ISSN:1012-280X
  • 电子版ISSN:2415-0495
  • 出版年度:1996
  • 卷号:41
  • 页码:43-50
  • 出版社:University of the Free State
  • 摘要:From the dawn of history, man has been a creature apart, constantly striving to lift himself above his animal state by sparks of superior intelligence. His ability to think and adapt may have added a certain undefinable distinctive urge towards order and simple geometry, arising also from the fact that all the animal and vegetable world surrounding him sprang from basic forms and processes. Once primitive man emerged from his cave, altered requirements of shelter, survival and food compelled him to adapt his environment as never before. The moment man wove some artificial pattern on the crust of mother earth, whether for crops or ritual, a new dimension was established between his geometry and the natural landscape. Whether regular or irregular, beautiful or chaotic, the first primitive group settlements were man’s first steps in spatial organization and built form. Thus the geometry of man versus the biology of nature is an exciting factor in the recent history of our universe.
  • 其他关键词:city;cities;philosophy;urban form
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