Unbuilt project designed by Tony Garnier, completed 1917 Une Cité industrielle, Etude pour la construction des villes (An Industrial Town, Study for the Construction of Towns, 1901–04, 1917), Tony Garnier’s vast and complex project consisting of 164 plates for an imaginary industrial town, incorporated classical, contemporary, and futuristic aspects. Modernist architects considered it a significant pioneering work in modernism, one that retained classical elements. Garnier himself, however, never participated in the Modern movement. He practiced architecture without being overly concerned with the conflicts between modernity and tradition. Later interpretations have compared the affinity of U ne Cité industrielle with contemporary trends, such as the Garden City movement, debates on workers’ housing, Utopian literature, and the socialist tradition. Une Cité industrielle was foremost an innovation in regional and town planning. Garnier won the Rome Prize in 1899 as a student at the Écol...