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• c. 408 BC Hippodamus - Peiraeus, Thurrii, Italy , Rhodes
• 1666 Christopher Wren - London (England)
• 1791 Pierre Charles L'Enfant, Benjamin Banneker, Andrew Ellicott - Washington, DC
• 1853 Baron Haussmann - responsible for the broad avenues of Paris
• 1859 Ildefons CerdàIldefons Cerda i Sunyer (in Catalan) or Ildefonso Cerda y Suner (in Spanish) ( December 23, 1815 August 21, 1876) was the progressive Catalan urban planner who designed the 19th-century extension of Barcelona called the Eixample (in Catalan) or Ensanche ( - planner of the EixampleThe Casa MilaThe Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada FamiliaThe Illa de la Discordia (the turret on the left belongs to the Casa Lleo Morera; the building with the stepped triangular peak is the Casa Amatller; and the curved facade to its right is the Casa Bat district of BarcelonaCoat of arms of Barcelona Flag of Barcelona Barcelona within Barcelones Population ( 2003)1,582,738 Area100'4 Km2 Population density ( 2001)15,764/Km2 Barcelona is the capital of Catalonia, an autonomous region in northeastern Spain (41º 23' N, 2º 11' E).
• 1898Events January 1 New York City annexes land from surrounding counties, creating the City of Greater New York. The city is geographically divided into five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, and Staten Island. January 13 Emile Zola's J'accus Ebenezer HowardEbenezer Howard ( 1850 1928) was a prominent British urban planner. Early life Howard travelled to America from England at the age of 21, moved to Nebraska, and soon discovered that he was not meant to be a farmer. He moved to Chicago and worked as a repo - Garden CityGarden City is the name of several places in the United States of America: Garden City, Alabama Garden City, Colorado Garden City, Georgia Garden City, Idaho Garden City, Iowa Garden City, Kansas Garden City, Michigan Garden City, Missouri Garden City, Ne
• 1901Events January 1 World celebrates what is regarded as the start of the new century. Zero-ists' argument that new century should be celebrated in 1900 rejected worldwide). January 1 The six colonies that make up Australia are federated as under an act of t Charles Follen McKimCharles Follen McKim ( August 24, 1847— September 14, 1909) was one of the most prominent American Beaux-Arts architects of the late nineteenth century, as a member of the partnership McKim, Mead, and White q. for list of works). McKim studied architectur - Washington, DC revised plan
• 1909 Daniel Burnham - Chicago, Illinois
• 1912 Walter Burley Griffin - Canberra, Australia
• 1924 Andrew R. Cobb and Thomas Adams - Corner Brook, Newfoundland
• 1924 Clarence Stein - Sunnyside Gardens, New York , Chatham Village, Pittsburgh , Baldwin Hills Village, Los Angeles
• 1928 Henry Wright - Radburn, New Jersey
• c. 1930 Robert Moses, responsible for the urban renewal of New York City
• 1935 Frank Lloyd Wright - Broadacre City (concept)
• 1950 Le Corbusier - Chandigarh, India
• 1957 Lucio Costa - Brasília, Brazil
• 1963 Mort Hoppenfeld , James Rouse - Columbia, Maryland
• 1970 Paolo Soleri - Arcosanti, Arizona
• 1973 Moshe Safdie - Coldspring New Town , Baltimore, Maryland
• 1984 Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk - Seaside, Florida
• 1990 Peter Calthorpe - Laguna West, California