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Author : Jack A. Underhill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Cities and towns
ISBN : MINN:31951D00707370A
Author : Arseniy Kotov
Publisher : Fuel
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-22
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1916218415
The Soviet dream of modernist architecture for all, portrayed on the brink of its erasure In recent years Russian cities have visibly changed. The architectural heritage of the Soviet period has not been fully acknowledged. As a result many unique modernist buildings have been destroyed or changed beyond recognition. Russian photographer Arseniy Kotov intends to document these buildings and their surroundings before they are lost forever. He likes to take pictures in winter, during the "blue hour," which occurs immediately after sunset or just before sunrise. At this time, the warm yellow colors inside apartment-block windows contrast with the twilight gloom outside. To Kotov, this atmosphere reflects the Soviet period of his imagination. His impression of this time is unashamedly idealistic: he envisages a great civilization, built on a fair society, which hopes to explore nature and conquer space. From the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the desert steppes of Kazakhstan to the grim monolithic high-rise dormitory blocks of inner-city Volgograd, Kotov captures the essence of the post-Soviet world. "The USSR no longer exists and in these photographs we can see what remains--the most outstanding buildings and constructions, where Soviet people lived and how Soviet cities once looked: no decoration, no bright colors and no luxury, only bare concrete and powerful forms." This superbly designed volume is the latest in Fuel's revelatory and inspiring series on Soviet-era architecture.
Author : Steven A. Grant
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Construction industry
ISBN : MINN:31951D02987644T
Recent reforms in the Soviet housing construction process--Soviet building design and construction--Urban forms and infrastructure in the Soviet Union--U.S.S.R. practices in heat and power supply--Micro aspects of housing demand in Soviet cities--Building materials and components--Housing in Central Asia: the Uzbeck example--Construction in seismic areas--Soviet construction under difficult climatic conditions--The political economy of Soviet new towns--Reflections on the planning of old and new cities in the U.S.S.R.
Author : Simon Eisner,Arthur Gallion,Stanley Eisner
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 662 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1993-04-16
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0471284289
For more than forty years this text has been educating students about the history of city planning and its contemporary practice. The sixth edition brings students up-to-date with new coverage of computer modeling, the new exurbia and megalopolis, seismic issues, hazardous waste, development vs. no growth, environmental concerns, and participatory planning.
Author : U.S./U.S.S.R. New Towns Working Group,United States. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Office of International Affairs
Publisher : Washington, D.C. : U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of International Affairs
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Government publications
ISBN : IND:30000065731527
Author : Jack A. Underhill,Paul Brace,James M. Rubenstein
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : New towns
ISBN : IND:30000065803144
Author : Rosemary Wakeman
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780226346038
The typical town springs up around a natural resource such as a river, an ocean, an exceptionally deep harbour or in proximity to a larger, already thriving town. Not so with 'new towns, ' which are created by decree rather than out of necessity and are often intended to break from the tendencies of past development. New towns aren't a new thing but these utopian developments saw a resurgence in the 20th century. Rosemary Wakeman gives us a sweeping view of the new town movement as a global phenomenon, from Tapiola in Finland to Islamabad in Pakistan, Cergy-Pontoise in France to Irvine in California.
Author : Richard Peiser,Ann Forsyth
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2021-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780812251913
New towns—large, comprehensively planned developments on newly urbanized land—boast a mix of spaces that, in their ideal form, provide opportunities for all of the activities of daily life. From garden cities to science cities, new capitals to large military facilities, hundreds were built in the twentieth century and their approaches to planning and development were influential far beyond the new towns themselves. Although new towns are notoriously difficult to execute and their popularity has waxed and waned, major new town initiatives are increasing around the globe, notably in East Asia, South Asia, and Africa. New Towns for the Twenty-First Century considers the ideals behind new-town development, the practice of building them, and their outcomes. A roster of international and interdisciplinary contributors examines their design, planning, finances, management, governance, quality of life, and sustainability. Case studies provide histories of new towns in the United States, Asia, Africa, and Europe and impart lessons learned from practitioners. The volume identifies opportunities afforded by new towns for confronting future challenges related to climate change, urban population growth, affordable housing, economic development, and quality of life. Featuring inventories of classic new towns, twentieth-century new towns with populations over 30,000, and twenty-first-century new towns, the volume is a valuable resource for governments, policy makers, and real estate developers as well as planners, designers, and educators. Contributors: Sandy Apgar, Sai Balakrishnan, JaapJan Berg, Paul Buckhurst, Felipe Correa, Carl Duke, Reid Ewing, Ann Forsyth, Robert Freestone, Shikyo Fu, Pascaline Gaborit, Elie Gamburg, Alexander Garvin, David R. Godschalk, Tony Green, ChengHe Guan, Rachel Keeton, Steven Kellenberg, Kyung-Min Kim, Gene Kohn, Todd Mansfield, Robert W. Marans, Robert Nelson, Pike Oliver, Richard Peiser, Michelle Provoost, Peter G. Rowe, Jongpil Ryu, Andrew Stokols, Adam Tanaka, Jamie von Klemperer, Fulong Wu, Ying Xu, Anthony Gar-On Yeh, Chaobin Zhou.
Author : Richard H. Broun,Joint US-USSR Working Group on the Enhancement of the Urban Environment
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Cities and towns
ISBN : SRLF:D0002781037
Author : US-USSR Working Group on the Enhancement of the Urban Enviromment
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : City planning
ISBN : UCAL:B4720269
Author : James H. Bater
Publisher : Hodder Education
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UOM:39015008289244
Author : Andrei Baburov
Publisher : Weiss Berlin
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2022-08-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3948318166
A visionary tract of 1960s Soviet urbanism in a handsome facsimile edition In 1968, lauded American architect Mary Otis Stevens (born 1928) and her partner, fellow architect Thomas McNulty (1919-84), initiated i Press, the influential imprint that focuses on the social context of architecture. Over the next five years, the duo released five books under the thematic umbrella of "Human Environment" with the publisher George Braziller. The first of this series, The Ideal Communist City(1969) is an English translation of urban concepts advanced by architects and planners from the University of Moscow. The book was first published in a Soviet journal of a communist youth organization in 1960 and was then republished in Italy in 1968. Offering a new way of thinking about mobility, equity and social interaction in neighborhood planning, The Ideal Communist Citywas a direct response to suburban development and its focus on private spaces for family life: "the new city is a world belonging to all and each" where life is "structured by freely chosen relationships representing the fullest, most well-rounded aspects of each human personality." This publication is a facsimile of The Ideal Communist City, with additional texts by architectural historians and the editors.
Author : Charles L. Marohn, Jr.
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2019-10-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781119564812
A new way forward for sustainable quality of life in cities of all sizes Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Build American Prosperity is a book of forward-thinking ideas that breaks with modern wisdom to present a new vision of urban development in the United States. Presenting the foundational ideas of the Strong Towns movement he co-founded, Charles Marohn explains why cities of all sizes continue to struggle to meet their basic needs, and reveals the new paradigm that can solve this longstanding problem. Inside, you’ll learn why inducing growth and development has been the conventional response to urban financial struggles—and why it just doesn’t work. New development and high-risk investing don’t generate enough wealth to support itself, and cities continue to struggle. Read this book to find out how cities large and small can focus on bottom-up investments to minimize risk and maximize their ability to strengthen the community financially and improve citizens’ quality of life. Develop in-depth knowledge of the underlying logic behind the “traditional” search for never-ending urban growth Learn practical solutions for ameliorating financial struggles through low-risk investment and a grassroots focus Gain insights and tools that can stop the vicious cycle of budget shortfalls and unexpected downturns Become a part of the Strong Towns revolution by shifting the focus away from top-down growth toward rebuilding American prosperity Strong Towns acknowledges that there is a problem with the American approach to growth and shows community leaders a new way forward. The Strong Towns response is a revolution in how we assemble the places we live.
Author : Stephen Ward
Publisher : Univ of Hertfordshire Press
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2016-03-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781909291713
The title of this book is taken from Ebenezer Howard's visionary tract To-morrow: A Peaceful Path to Real Reform. Published in 1898 as a manifesto for social reform via the creation of Garden Cities, it proposed a new way of providing cheap and healthy homes, workplaces and green spaces in balance in cohesive new communities, underpinned by radical ideas about collective land ownership. While Howard's vision had international impact, in this book planning historian Stephen Ward largely honors the special place that Hertfordshire occupies on the peaceful path, beginning with the development of Letchworth and Welwyn Garden Cities.
Author : U.S./U.S.S.R. New Towns Working Group,United States. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Office of International Affairs
Publisher : Washington, D.C. : U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of International Affairs
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Government publications
ISBN : UOM:39015014092251