Urbanism as Civic Art: A Handbook of 150 Exemplary German Precedents

by Christoph Mäckler (Editor), Deutsches Institut für Stadtbaukunst e.V (Editor), Birgit Roth (Contribution by)

Overview

Urbanism as Civic Art presents essential expertise in the art of building cities. Showcasing 150 examples from over 70 German cities, it illustrates, analyzes, and compares a wide range of urban spaces, courtyards, squares, and streets. The book impressively documents the distinctive qualities of European cities: their beauty, durability, mixed usage, social diversity, density, and the clear separation between public and private space. Editor Christoph Mäckler builds on the foundations laid by early twentieth-century urban design pioneers such as Cornelius Gurlitt, Raymond Unwin, and Josef Stubben, offering a comprehensive framework for city planning.

Featuring contributions by Vittorio Magnago Lampugnani, Christoph Mäckler, Werner Oechslin, Alexander Pellnitz, Jan Pieper, Birgit Roth, Mirjam Schmidt, Wolfgang Sonne, Jürg Sulzer and Anne Pfeil, and Thomas Will

• The definitive guide of the foundations of urban design, now in English
• Comprehensive analysis of 150 case studies from 70 cities
• Outcome of decades of research at the Deutsches Institut für Stadtbaukunst

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783986121020
Publisher:	JOVIS
Publication date:	10/31/2025
Pages:	520
Product dimensions:	9.65(w) x 12.60(h) x (d)

About the Author

Christoph Mäckler is an architect based in Frankfurt am Main, professor emeritus of urban design at TU Dortmund, and director of the Deutsches Institut für Stadtbaukunst, which he founded in 2008. From 1990 until 1997 he held visiting professorships in Naples, Braunschweig, and Hanover, and was a member of the Internationale Bauakademie Berlin.