The Picturesque as a Theoretical and Aesthetic Reference Applied to Nineteenth Century Urbanism: The Contribution of John Nash
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Urban History, Urbanism, Picturesque, LondonAbstract
John Nash was a landscaper and architect who extended the category of the picturesque to urban planning in the early nineteenth century. Using a historicist approach based on archival research and literature review, this article discusses how this theoretical and aesthetic movement influenced the transformation of London through the creation of Regent’s Park, St. James’s Park and Regent’s Street. Its conclusions point to a disruptive but cohesive intervention in the transformation of London, resulting in a new front of urban expansion to the west.
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