A Person to Know: Lawrence Halprin 1916-2009

 Highlights. 

Cities is one of those books from the 1960s when idealism in city planning was blooming, design was a valuable commodity, environmentalism was new and cities were just beginning their comeback. [The MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 1963.] People like Halprin led the way with lofty ideals and ideas, strong skills and a classical foundation in history, design and the expression of thought. Cities is a book containing all these things; plus photos and sketches galore to illustrate Halprin’s point of view. A “must read” for urban designers and others so inclined.