Edmund Bacon (architect)
Edmund Norwood Bacon (May 2, 1910 – October 14, 2005) was an American urban planner, architect, educator, and author. During his tenure as the executive director of the Philadelphia City Planning Commission from 1949 to 1970, his visions shaped today's Philadelphia, the city of his birth, to the extent that he is sometimes described as "The Father of Modern Philadelphia". He authored the seminal urban planning book Design of Cities.
Edmund Bacon | |
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| Born | Edmund Norwood Bacon May 2, 1910 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | October 14, 2005 (aged 95) |
| Alma mater | Cornell University Cranbrook Academy of Art |
| Occupation(s) | Urban planner, architect |
| Children | 6, including Kevin and Michael |
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