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Victor Gruen (1903–1980)

Author of The heart of our cities; the urban crisis: diagnosis and cure

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Works by Victor Gruen

The heart of our cities; the urban crisis: diagnosis and cure (1972) 61 copies

Centers for the urban environment; survival of the cities (1973) 13 copies

Shopping towns USA; the planning of shopping centers (1960) 8 copies

Shopping Town : Memoiren eines Stadtplaners (1903-1980) (2014) 4 copies

Shopping Town: Designing the City in Suburban America (2017) 4 copies

Ist Fortschritt ein Verbrechen? Umweltplanung statt Weltuntergang (1975) 1 copy

Downfall and Rebirth of City Cores on Both Sides of the Atlantic (lecture) 1 copy

Heart/our Cities (1964) 1 copy

Die lebenswerte Stadt: Visionen e. Umweltplaners (Neue Edition List) (German Edition) (1975) 1 copy

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Birthdate: 1903-07-18
Date of death: 1980-02-14
Gender: male
Nationality: Austria (birth)
USA (citizenship)
Places of residence: Vienna, Austria
New York, New York, USA
Occupations: architect
urban planner
comedian

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Works: 9
Members: 94
Popularity: #199,202
Rating: ½ 3.3

ISBNs: 13
Languages: 1

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