Building Development in the 19th century : between Planning Procedures and Local Actions

Building Development in the 19th century : between Planning Procedures and Local Actions

[SHS:ARCHI] Humanities and Social Sciences/Architecture, space management

[SHS:HIST] Humanities and Social Sciences/History

Paris

Hausmann

19th century

architecture

planning

urban landscape

street

The Paris cityscape, which is largely a product of the transformations effected under the Second Empire by the Prefect Haussmann and the City administration, is astonishing for its degree of uniformity. However, on closer inspection, Haussmannien thoroughfares present all sorts of irregularities depending on which streets we examine. In this paper, we analyze in detail those deformities by studying a highly atypical Haussmannien thoroughfare: Rue des Pyrénées in the 20th arrondissement of Paris. Once the deformity has been identified, hypotheses are developed to explain it in relation to the specific actions of the plot owners and o the socio-politico-economical context.

Sander, Agnes

The social fabric of the networked city

2008

ENG

scientific book chapter

http://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00524835

http://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/docs/00/52/48/35/PDF/building_development_in_the_19th_century.pdf