Jon Lang
Architectural Press | 0750666285 | 2005 | PDF | 400 pages | 18 Mb
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.
Key Features
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.
Author Information
By Jon Lang, Professor of Architecture, University of New South Wales, Australia
LIST OF CONTENT
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
EDITORIAL REVIEW
Architectural Press | 0750666285 | 2005 | PDF | 400 pages | 18 Mb
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.
Key Features
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.
Author Information
By Jon Lang, Professor of Architecture, University of New South Wales, Australia
LIST OF CONTENT
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
EDITORIAL REVIEW
