page_title: Design of Cities
section_title: Points in Space
hierarchical_section_title: Design of Cities / Bacon's Elements of Involvement / Points in Space
caption_attribution_description: English: Ascent and Descent
context_page_description: Design of Cities, first published in 1967, is an illustrated account of the development of urban form, written by Edmund Bacon, who was the Executive Director of the Philadelphia City Planning Commission from 1949 to 1970. The work looks at the many aspects that influence city design, including spatial form, interactions between humans, nature and the built environment, perception of favorable environments, color, and perspective. Bacon also explores the growth of cities from early Greek and Roman times to Philadelphia's design in the 1960s. It is considered a seminal text on urban planning.
context_section_description: Bacon's third element is used to create tension and relief between elements. He argues great places have prominent points in space that are identifiable work to interplay with other elements.
caption: Points in Space
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