Urban design : a typology of procedures and products
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Urban design : a typology of procedures and products
Elsevier/Architectural Press, 2005
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Note
"Illustrated with over 50 case studies."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 397-409) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Urban Design provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to urban design, presenting a 3 dimensional model with which to categorise the processes and products involved. It not only defines the subject, but also considers the future direction of the field and what can be learned from the past. 50 international case studies demonstrate the variety of urban design efforts that have occurred in recent history.
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION: THE ARGUMENT.
PART ONE: THE NATURE OF URBAN DESIGN AND URBAN DESIGNING,
1. The Public Realm of cities and urban design,
2. Urban Design processes and procedures,
3. An Evolving Typology of Urban Design Projects
PART TWO: THE TRADITIONAL DESIGN PROFESSIONALS THEIR PRODUCT AND URBAN DESIGN,
4. The Products of City Planning and Urban Design,
5. The Products of Landscape Architecture and the nature of Urban Design,
6. The Products of Architecture and Urban Design.
PART THREE: THE CORE OF URBAN DESIGN WORK- Procedures and Products
7. Total Urban Design,
8. All-of-a-Piece Urban Design,
9. Piece-by-Piece Urban Design,
10. Plug-in Urban Design.
PART FOUR: THE FUTURE OF URBAN DESIGN,
11. Learning from the Case Studies: Current and Future Issues in Urban Design,
12. Afterthoughts: Urban Design - Field or Profession?
References and Bibliography Acknowledgments, Index
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