Lewis Mumford
Lewis Mumford (1895–1990) was a native New Yorker internationally recognized as one of the most distinguished urbanists of the twentieth century. The architectural critic for theNew Yorkerfor over thirty years, Mumford was also the author of more than twenty books and one thousand articles and reviews, on subjects ranging from art and literature to the histories of technology and urbanism. His book,The City in History, won the 1962 National Book Award for nonfiction. Before his death in 1990...
