Architectuur en stedenbouw zijn maatschappelijke producten, evenals de vormgevers zelf. De toepassing van nieuwe materialen en nieuwe productieprocessen aan het einde van de negentiende eeuw ging gelijk op met de ontwikkeling van een nieuwe klasse vormgevers; de ingenieurs. Hun bouwwerken - of het nu woningen, stations of spoorbruggen zijn - weerspiegelen de tijdgeest van de industriële revolutie en een ongeremd geloof in de vooruitgang. De hegemonie van de ingenieurs verliep echter niet zon...

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