Lewis Mumford
American historian, sociologist and urban critic (1895 to 1990); author of The City in History (1961).
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The city's chief function is to convert power into form and energy into culture
The chief function of the city is to convert power into form, energy into culture, dead matter into the living symbols of art, biological reproduction into social creativity.
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The city's chief function is to convert power into form and energy into culture
The chief function of the city is to convert power into form, energy into culture, dead matter into the living symbols of art, biological reproduction into social creativity.
The City in History (Harcourt, Brace & World, 1961) Said c. 1961
The city's final mission is to further people's conscious part in the cosmic and historic process
The final mission of the city is to further man's conscious participation in the cosmic and the historic process.
The City in History (Harcourt, Brace & World, 1961) Said c. 1961
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