Trompes l'oeil

Devereux, Michael

Abstract

This article challenges the myth that London is an organic, unplanned city shaped by economic forces, and Paris is, in contrast a planned city moulded by the state. The modern development of the two cities is tracked from the early nineteenth century onwards. Napoleon III's exile in England is seen as playing a major part in his ideas for the later laying out of Paris and the evolution of that city into a modern capital. The view that more recent grand projects are the preserve of Paris is countered by a reminder of the considerable number of major schemes that London has seen over the last thirty or so years.

• Journal Article Type: Short Survey
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2012
• Journal: Architectural Design
• Print ISSN: 0003-8504
• Electronic ISSN: 1554-2769
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 82
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 92-97
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ad.1356
• Keywords: Paris, London, town planning, design, Napoleon III
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/950775
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ad.1356