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TECHNOLOGY > urban planner, historian > Lewis Mumford
The city is...
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The city is a fact in nature, like a cave, a run of mackerel or an ant-heap. But it is also a conscious work of art, and it holds within its communal framework many simpler and more personal forms of art.
Source: The Culture of Cities, Introduction (1938).
-- Lewis Mumford, (Oct 19 1895-1990), US urban planner, historian; He analyzed the effects of technology and urbanization on human societies throughout history.