Tony Garniers exhibit Visionary Metropolis was very interesting. I really enjoy how much he and Parker have in common; the other artist we went to look at. They both explore the relationship between ubranism and ecology. Like Parker, Garnier's plans were to foster both social and environmental harmony, which I really respect.
The exhibit consisted some of his drawings he did titled Une Cite Industrielle. His drawings were pretty much plans for an ideal city in the center of France. He demonstrates his ideas about rational design could reduce the destructiveness of the industrial development. I think his attempts to re-imagine the modern city is amazing.
Another thing I really liked about his plans was his Health and Recreation facilities, every component of the Cite Industrielle was to promote public health. He emphasized the importance of physical fitness even by putting sports and recreational facilities in monumental buildings close to the city center.You can tell he put a lot of thought and time and care into all of this, and can see he would really cared about the well being of all the people living there. I really enjoyed this exhibit and actually went back to see it again!!
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