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Edmund Norwood Bacon (May 2, 1910 – October 14, 2005) was an American urban planner, architect, educator, and author.
Edmund Norwood Bacon, FAIA, noted director of the Philadelphia City Planning Commission from 1949 to 1970, died in his home on October 14. Equally described as “irascible” and “brilliant,” Bacon dedicated his professional career to making the City of Brotherly Love more beautiful and livable.
The Edmund N. Bacon Collection is arranged in seven series representing the different aspects of Bacon’s career, with a concentration of meterial relating to his work before and after his association with the Philadelphia City Planning Commission.
City planner, architect, and author. Bacon, the father of actor Kevin Bacon, was an accomplished and influential city planner who profoundly changed the character of his hometown of Philadelphia.
Edmund Norwood Bacon was Executive Director of the Philadelphia City Planning Commission between 1949 and 1970, a period of historic activity in city planning nationwide and in his own city. He dramatically influenced the form of his city, and Philadelphia's example influenced planning and policy throughout the United States.
- David Clow
Overview. Edmund Norwood Bacon. (1910—2005) Quick Reference. (1910–2005). Born in Philadelphia, PA, USA, he contributed to architecture and town-planning, especially in his native city, and was the author of numerous works on planning. An enthusiastic supporter of urban renewal, much of his work was adversely criticized.
18 de out. de 2005 · Edmund N. Bacon, a leading postwar urban planner who remade much of Philadelphia, died on Friday at his home there. He was 95. His death was confirmed by his daughter Elinor Bacon.
