Lewis Mumford
by Giovanni Ginocchini

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The themes of the international conference "The new culture of cities" (Rome, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, November 2002), presented in Planum Showspace, were inspired by Lewis Mumford's books and works.
On the occasion of the meeting Planum contributed to the convention with the survey "The future of cities: a first internet survey, passing through Planum" by Patrizia Gabellini and Giovanni Ginocchini. This research will be presented soon on the web site; here a preview: the best sites devoted to Lewis Mumford ...

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Lewis Mumford Center for Comparative Urban and Region Research – Albany, New York
http://www.albany.edu/mumford/
Established with the Mumfords' endorsement in 1988 to carry out urban research both comparative and historical in scope.

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Lewis Mumford (1895-1990) Philosopher, writer, architectural critic and urban planner
http://bluehawk.monmouth.edu/~library/mumford.html
Selected photos, watercolors and sketches from the Lewis Mumford Collection at Monmouth University

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Lewis Mumford: A Bibliography edited by S. Newman, revised edition edited by R. Wojtowicz december 2000
http://www.library.upenn.edu/special/mumford/index.html
A complete record of the work of Lewis Mumford in all its published forms, e.g., books and pamphlets, letters to the editor, book reviews ...

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A Brief Biography of Lewis Mumford (1895-1990) by Eugene Halton
http://www.nd.edu/~ehalton/mumfordbio.html
The biography and all the books listed chronologically
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The Films of Lewis Mumford – Lewis Mumford's Urban Studies Films
http://www.amug.org/~burke/
In 1964 Lewis Mumford and the Canadian Film Board created 28-minute films based on his masterwork, The City in History.The B&W films are now available on VHS
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"The City": significant sequences and the main passages from Lewis Mumford's commentary
http://www.planum.net/archive/movies-city.htm
Made in New York and sponsored by the American Institute of Planners, "The City" was intended for screening at the 1939 New York World Fair. The presentation and a video abstract from planum's section "archive/movies"
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