I: Plague, Fire      II: Philadelphia         III: Circulation           IV: Urban Limits     V: Tripping         VI: Reform            VII: Expositions

Assignment #1: Due January 18:

Please write a 1-2 page essay analyzing the Penn Philadelphia city plan (the Portraiture) in relation to the actual maps of the City of London as it was built after the fire. Given your reading of Defoe and Pepys and your own interpretation of Wren's and Penn's plans, what urban problems is Penn seeking to solve? To what degree (in your opinion) does he relate aesthetic beauty and symmetry with other desirable civic traits? Why was it possible to fulfill the Philadelphia plan in ways that it was not possible to fulfill the London one?