A New Theory of Urban Design (Center for Environmental Structure)
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| Rating | : | 4.42 (997 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0195037537 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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'is of great value in continuing a major process extending back over twenty years' David Gosling, University of Sheffield, Town Planning Review 'immensely compelling It is simply written and illustrated, successfully avoiding the opaque jargon and pretentious gloss often found in such publications. It is a welcome addition to the tiny body of literature on urban design and an essential addition to the 'elbow libraries' of students and practitioners.' Francis Tibbalds, RIBA Journal
I re-bought it recently through Amazon and am delighted I re-added to my Christopher Alexander collection Alan Feinberg I bought this book years ago and lent it to a developer who never returned it.So, I re-bought it recently through Amazon and am delighted I re-added to my Christopher Alexander collection.As a professional planner/urban designer/community 'instigator' I found this little book powerful in my own quest to bring about a new Progressive Movement -- community by community.The wa. Nathan Custer said The city is meaningful again.. Christopher Alexander has a very unique talent for integrating sophisticated design theory into simpe poetic language that inspires and informs in a way that is a call to action. The Center for Environmental Structure continues to form a cornerstone of architectural and urban design research.. Bom I dont well write in english. But, I Like this purchase. Come in the rigth time. Thanks you. Celena Rocha
A New Theory of Urban Design provides an entirely new theoretical framework for the discussion of urban problems, one that goes far to remedy the defects which cities have today.. To discover the kinds of laws needed to create a growing whole in a city, Alexander proposes here a preliminary set of seven rules which embody the process at a practical level and which are consistent with the day-to-day demands of urban development. But this sense of wholeness is lacking in modern urban design, with architects absorbed in problems of individual structures, and city planners preoccupied with local ordinances, it is almost impossible to achieve. In this groundbreaking volume, architect and planner Christopher Alexander presents a new theory of urban design whic
He taught from 1963 to 2002 as Professor of Architecture at the University of California, Berkeley, and is now Professor Emeritus. Making neighborhoods, building-complexes, building, balustrades, columns, ceilings, windows, tiles, ornaments, models and mockups, paintings, furniture, castings and carvings--all this has been his passion, and is the cornerstone from which his paradigm-changing principl