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Lewis Mumford

Posted on Tuesday April 24, 2018

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Lewis Mumford (1895-1990) was known for his studies of cities and urban development. He studied at the New School and later became an architectural critic.
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Posted on Tuesday April 24, 2018

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Lewis Mumford studied at the New School for Social Research. You can read more about him here.

If you’d like to write a more in-depth profile of Lewis Mumford, email us at [email protected]. We welcome contributions.

Photo: nd.edu. Web. 09 Nov 2014

Lewis Mumford
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Most of our housing and city planning has been handicapped because those who have undertaken the work have had no clear notion of the social functions of the city.
Lewis Mumford, What is a City?
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