Urban Design A Typology of Procedures and Products - Illustrated with over 50 Case Studies

Name: Urban Design A Typology of Procedures and Products - Illustrated with over 50 Case Studies
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ISBN: 9780750666282

ISBN-10: 0750666285

ISBN-13: 9780750666282

Edition: 2005

Authors: Jon Lang

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Urban Design presents a range of 50 international case studies to demonstrate the variety of urban design efforts that have occurred in recent history. This book: . Enables students and professionals to understand the meaning of urban design by presenting an analysis of case studies from the past 5 decades. . Illustrates how urban design guidelines and processes have been used in a broad range of projects around the world. . Helps architects and planners to define their goals and to confidently predict design outcomes. What does the term 'urban design' really mean? It has become a confusing reference with as many different interpretations as there are architects and planners. Unless…

Book details

List price: $61.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 10/18/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 450
Size: 7.40" wide x 9.60" long x 1.20" tall
Weight: 2.288
Language: English



Introduction: The Argument



The Nature Of Urban Design And Urban Designing



The Public Realm of cities and urban design



Urban Design processes and procedures



An Evolving Typology of Urban Design Projects



The Traditional Design Professionals Their Product And Urban Design



The Products of City Planning and Urban Design



The Products of Landscape Architecture and the nature of Urban Design



The Products of Architecture and Urban Design



The Core Of Urban Design Work- Procedures And Products



Total Urban Design



All-of-a-Piece Urban Design



Piece-by-Piece Urban Design



Plug-in Urban Design



The Future Of Urban Design



Learning from the Case Studies: Current and Future Issues in Urban Design



Afterthoughts: Urban Design Field or Profession?


References and Bibliography


Acknowledgments


Index