Urban design : street and square

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Urban design : street and square

Cliff Moughtin

Architectural Press, 1999

2nd ed

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-229) and index

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Description

This title offers a detailed analysis of urban design, covering the streets, squares and buildings that make up the public face of towns and cities. It includes the arrangement, design and details of these elements and the roles they play in city planning. This edition has been updated with the addition of a new series preface and a new chapter discussing the waterfront as a defining edge to an urban district and analyses the function of waterways as channels of movement.

Table of Contents

  • Urban design and people
  • basic design concepts
  • towns and buildings
  • the square of plaza
  • streets
  • river and canal
  • case studies in urban design.

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