Abstract
Durer's cityplanning is a part of his book dealing with fortifications theory (Nurnberg, 1527). It is said that Durer's cityplanning is a German example among many of the ideal cities of the Renaissance which have Italian character. But the form of Durer's city is a square and different from the Italian polygonal ideal city. In this analysis of the design-elements and structure of Durer's cityplanning, however, many kinds of German cities and citylife can be distinguished. It seems there was something in the spirit of the age and in the locality that made Durer imagine such acity. This essey consists of the following parts : Preface 1. A background of Durer's cityplanning. 2. An outline of Durer's cityplanning. 3. Durer and the idea of Italian Renaissance. 4. Durer and the reality of German cities. 5. Durer's protestant image of a city. Conclusion
