The Oglethorpe Plan: Enlightenment Design in Savannah and Beyond - Thomas D. Wilson
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The Oglethorpe Plan: Enlightenment Design in Savannah and Beyond is a book by Thomas D. Wilson, a professional planner, that reconsiders the significant figure of James Oglethorpe in the philosophical and political landscape of eighteenth-century British America.
James Oglethorpe, a statesman and reformer, made social contributions informed by Enlightenment ideals, including prison reform, the founding of the Georgia Colony for the "worthy poor," and influencing the founders of the abolitionist movement.
He also developed the famous ward design for the city of Savannah, which became one of the most important planning innovations in American history, intended to exhibit and foster his utopian ideas of agrarian equality.
Thomas D. Wilson reveals that the Oglethorpe Plan offers a portrait of the Enlightenment, embodying major themes of that era, including science, humanism, and secularism, making it a dynamic force in urban planning.
The book aims to rescue Oglethorpe's work from relegation to a living museum in a revered historic district and demonstrate how modern-day town planners might employ its principles.
It explores the design as a bridge between New Urbanism and other more naturally evolving and socially engaged modes of urban development.
Author: Thomas D. Wilson
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Illustration: No
Language: English
Pages: 272 (Encrypted)
On Sale: 2015-02-12
SKU-13/ISBN: 9780813932903
Category: Architecture : History - General
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