The Parentheses editions propose a republication of a classic and founding book of urban planning. Raymond Unwin (1863-1940), which can be regarded as the precursor to Anglo-saxon urban design, is a strong defender of the ‘organic’ urban route, pittoresque, taking into account the terrain and views. This makes it necessary for him to start all urban planning work by means of a survey of the physical conditions in which the project must be carried out, but also by means of a snapshot...