tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079297043552042968.post3833219362431186000..comments2024-03-28T14:02:40.132-04:00Comments on Discovering Urbanism: Wolterstorff's "City of Delight"Daniel Nairnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14127732825472374125noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079297043552042968.post-51513126628322817912007-12-11T15:49:00.000-05:002007-12-11T15:49:00.000-05:00also, i'd be interested in seeing yr city planning...also, i'd be interested in seeing yr city planning reading list. i've read a couple of the classics you've posted about here, like jacobs and mumford, but some of the others are new to me.J.W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02922888485644283178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079297043552042968.post-28890463131931441232007-12-11T15:43:00.000-05:002007-12-11T15:43:00.000-05:00i've only read the technological society, but it i...i've only read <EM>the technological society</EM>, but it is an astoundingly good book. i think it's a pretty good place to start, and the viking version is available for cheap on amazon.J.W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02922888485644283178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079297043552042968.post-11222567148902475262007-12-11T15:32:00.000-05:002007-12-11T15:32:00.000-05:00Yeah, I really enjoyed reading it too. Thanks for ...Yeah, I really enjoyed reading it too. Thanks for pointing me to this book. It wasn't available in any of the libraries around here, so I just broke down and ordered a copy online. <BR/><BR/>Jacques Ellul's Meaning of the City is also on my list, but it's out of print and too expensive for me. I feel like I've seen Ellul's name all over the place, but I've never actually read anything by him. It would be nice if someone released an Ellul Reader or something like that. He's written so much.Daniel Nairnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14127732825472374125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079297043552042968.post-14220641324555014962007-12-11T14:27:00.000-05:002007-12-11T14:27:00.000-05:00I just reread this brief essay this morning. Man, ...I just reread this brief essay this morning. Man, what a vision. I especially appreciate the Jacques Ellul quote at the end of the chapter.J.W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02922888485644283178noreply@blogger.com