Language of Towns and Cities A Visual Dictionary

Name: Language of Towns and Cities A Visual Dictionary
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ISBN: 9780847834860

ISBN-10: 0847834867

ISBN-13: 9780847834860

Edition: 2010

Authors: Dhiru A. Thadani, Leon Krier, Andres Duany

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The final word on the language of urban planning and design. The Language of Towns and Cities is a landmark publication that clarifies the language by which we talk about urban planning and design. Everyday words such as "avenue," "boulevard," "park," and "district," as well as less commonly used words and terms such as "sustainability," "carbon-neutral," or "Bilbao Effect" are used with a great variety of meanings, causing confusion among citizens, city officials, and other decision-makers when trying to design viable neighborhoods, towns, and cities. This magnificent volume is the fruit of more than a decade of research and writing in an effort to ameliorate this situation. Abundantly…

Book details

List price: $112.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/16/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 781
Size: 10.26" wide x 10.25" long x 2.65" tall
Weight: 4.026
Language: English

Andres Duany, along with Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, leads a firm that has designed more than 200 new neighborhoods & community revitalization plans, most notably, Seaside, Florida.