This publication is the result of decades of research on urban planning in Mainz. Marcel Lods was commissioned to plan the reconstruction of the extensively destroyed city. The project, which drew international attention and contemplated extensive alterations to the cityscape, was never implemented. For the first time, this book offers a systematic description of Lods's plans.

Jean-Louis Cohen, Universität Paris VIII und New York University; Hartmut Frank, Universität Hamburg; Volker Ziegler, ENSAS Straßburg.