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    Ebenezer Howard was influenced by late 19th century utopian novels to create planned communities called Garden Cities that combined the benefits of the city and country. He published descriptions of his vision but later developments like Letchworth Garden City did not fully realize his goals of social reform. Howard's ideas then influenced urban planners like Le Corbusier and Patrick Abercrombie, though their redevelopment plans for Paris and London lacked Howard's focus on social reform.

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    Ebenezer Howard was influenced by late 19th century utopian novels to create planned communities called Garden Cities that combined the benefits of the city and country. He published descriptions of his vision but later developments like Letchworth Garden City did not fully realize his goals of social reform. Howard's ideas then influenced urban planners like Le Corbusier and Patrick Abercrombie, though their redevelopment plans for Paris and London lacked Howard's focus on social reform.

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    Ebenezer Howard was influenced by late 19th century utopian novels to create planned communities called Garden Cities that combined the benefits of the city and country. He published descriptions of his vision but later developments like Letchworth Garden City did not fully realize his goals of social reform. Howard's ideas then influenced urban planners like Le Corbusier and Patrick Abercrombie, though their redevelopment plans for Paris and London lacked Howard's focus on social reform.

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    The utopian dream,

    From social reform to spatial redevelopment.

    EBB-7-524 23/04/12

    Helen Catherine Gilbert

    During the late 19th Century there was a trend for novels expressing utopian messages. The most successful being News from Nowhere, William Morris, 1890 and Looking Backwards, Edward Bellamy, 1988. Both novels voiced an escapism from the laisser-faire capitalist regime. Ebenezer Howard, influenced by both novels, published ToMorrow: A Peaceful Path to Real Reform, 1989. A guide to designing a network of utopian cities. Howard reprinted this book as Garden Cities of To-Morrow in 1903 which was a watered down version with many diagrams removed. Howard in1899 established the Garden Cities Association, which helped fund the construction of the first Garden City, Letchworth in 1904. Howard was disappointed with Letchworth as it did not fulfil his plans. The development was taken out of his control as he was slowly demoted in the Association.

    Le Corbusier influence by Howard published The Radiant City, 1935. This laid out his plans for the redevelopment of central Paris. Patrick Abercrombie also influenced by Howard published The Greater London Plan 1944. A plan for the post war redevelopment of London. Both lacked Howards original message of social reform.

    My research is split into two sections, the first part is aimed to discover the influences on Howards opinions over time, political and public, and how they may have shaped Letchworth Garden City. I will do this by first reading
    1. 2. 3. 4. Looking Backwards, Edward Bellamy News from Nowhere, William Morris To-Morrow: A Peaceful Path to Real Reform, Ebenezer Howard Garden Cities of To-Morrow, Ebenezer Howard

    The second part of my research is aimed to discover Howards influence on Le Corbusiers plans to redevelop Paris and Abercrombies plans to redevelop London. I will do this by first reading
    1. 2. The Radiant City, Le Corbusier The Greater London Plan, Patrick Abercrombie

    In conclusion I have so far discovered that Ebenezer Howard, inspired by novels of Utopian Cities, wanting to create social reform, although over time his message was blurred and is now remembered as a city planner.

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