The New Urbanism Toward An Architecture Of Community

Author : Peter Katz
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2014-07-08
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780071849128

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The New Urbanism: Toward an Architecture of Community by Peter Katz Pdf

The move to liveable communities--ideal ``small towns'' and neighborhoods where people work, live, play, and walk from place to place--is on. Profit from what a visionary group of architects leading this movement has learned about designing new ``small towns'' in Peter Katz's The New Urbanism. You'll discover the amazing potential for this kind of work as well as case studies, site plans, project analyses, and 180 beautiful photographs. This unique reference also tackles--and answers--the critical issues of crime, health, traffic, environmental degradation, and economic vitality and opens a startling window on the look and feel of future communities. Every designer can profit from this guide to building the utopias of tomorrow--today!

Author : Leon Krier
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 486 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2009-05-08
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781610911245

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The Architecture of Community by Leon Krier Pdf

Leon Krier is one of the best-known—and most provocative—architects and urban theoreticians in the world. Until now, however, his ideas have circulated mostly among a professional audience of architects, city planners, and academics. In The Architecture of Community, Krier has reconsidered and expanded writing from his 1998 book Architecture: Choice or Fate. Here he refines and updates his thinking on the making of sustainable, humane, and attractive villages, towns, and cities. The book includes drawings, diagrams, and photographs of his built works, which have not been widely seen until now. With three new chapters, The Architecture of Community provides a contemporary road map for designing or completing today’s fragmented communities. Illustrated throughout with Krier’s original drawings, The Architecture of Community explains his theories on classical and vernacular urbanism and architecture, while providing practical design guidelines for creating livable towns. The book contains descriptions and images of the author’s built and unbuilt projects, including the Krier House and Tower in Seaside, Florida, as well as the town of Poundbury in England. Commissioned by the Prince of Wales in 1988, Krier’s design for Poundbury in Dorset has become a reference model for ecological planning and building that can meet contemporary needs.

Author : Jill Grant
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0415700744

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Planning the Good Community by Jill Grant Pdf

An examination of new urban approaches both in theory and in practice. Taking a critical look at how new urbanism has lived up to its ideals, the author asks whether new urban approaches offer a viable path to creating good communities. With examples drawn principally from North America, Europe and Japan, Planning the Good Community explores new urban approaches in a wide range of settings. It compares the movement for urban renaissance in Europe with the New Urbanism of the United States and Canada, and asks whether the concerns that drive today's planning theory - issues like power, democracy, spatial patterns and globalisation- receive adequate attention in new urban approaches. The issue of aesthetics is also raised, as the author questions whether communities must be more than just attractive in order to be good. With the benefit of twenty years' hindsight and a world-wide perspective, this book offers the reader unparalleled insight as well as a rigorous and considered critical analysis.

Author : Congress for the New Urbanism
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015048862653

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Charter of the New Urbanism by Congress for the New Urbanism Pdf

An agenda for thriving urban centers, the San Francisco-based Congress for the New Urbanism is a leading force for modern design that encourages viable neighborhoods, conserves natural environments, and preserves our architectural heritage. Charter of the New Urbanism introduces you to the work of the world-class planners, architects and other professionals who are making the new urbanism happen. Charter contributors, including Andres Duany, Peter Calthorpe, and Liz Moule, explain strategies that range from large-scale, regional, to small-scale: blocks, streets and buildings. Revealing case studies help you understand the impact of geography, economics,development and urban patterns, public and private uses, transportation and pedestrian access, housing, building densities and land uses, codes, parks, shared use, safety, preservation and renewal, community identity and much more in this invaluable resource for design professionals.

Author : Tigran Haas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Architects and community
ISBN : 0847831116

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New Urbanism and Beyond by Tigran Haas Pdf

Author : Christopher B. Leinberger
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2010-03-18
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781597267762

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The Option of Urbanism by Christopher B. Leinberger Pdf

Americans are voting with their feet to abandon strip malls and suburban sprawl, embracing instead a new type of community where they can live, work, shop, and play within easy walking distance. In The Option of Urbanism visionary developer and strategist Christopher B. Leinberger explains why government policies have tilted the playing field toward one form of development over the last sixty years: the drivable suburb. Rooted in the driving forces of the economy—car manufacturing and the oil industry—this type of growth has fostered the decline of community, contributed to urban decay, increased greenhouse gas emissions, and contributed to the rise in obesity and asthma. Highlighting both the challenges and the opportunities for this type of development, The Option of Urbanism shows how the American Dream is shifting to include cities as well as suburbs and how the financial and real estate communities need to respond to build communities that are more environmentally, socially, and financially sustainable.

Author : Andres Duany,Elizabeth Plater-Zyberck,Alex Krieger
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015026950298

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Towns and Town-Making Principles by Andres Duany,Elizabeth Plater-Zyberck,Alex Krieger Pdf

Published with the Harvard Graduate School of Design.

Author : Matthew J. Lindstrom,Hugh Bartling
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0742525813

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Suburban Sprawl by Matthew J. Lindstrom,Hugh Bartling Pdf

This book provides a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary analysis of suburban sprawl development and smart growth alternatives within the contexts of culture, ecology, and politics. It offers a mix of theoretical inquiry, historical analysis, policy critique, and case studies. In addition, each chapter is coupled with featured interviews with leading activists and policymakers working on sprawl issues. Visit our website for sample chapters!

Author : Jill Grant
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Cities and towns
ISBN : 0415700752

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Planning the Good Community by Jill Grant Pdf

An examination of new urban approaches both in theory and in practice. Taking a critical look at how new urbanism has lived up to its ideals, the author asks whether new urban approaches offer a viable path to creating good communities. With examples drawn principally from North America, Europe and Japan, Planning the Good Community explores new urban approaches in a wide range of settings. It compares the movement for urban renaissance in Europe with the New Urbanism of the United States and Canada, and asks whether the concerns that drive today's planning theory - issues like power, democracy, spatial patterns and globalisation- receive adequate attention in new urban approaches. The issue of aesthetics is also raised, as the author questions whether communities must be more than just attractive in order to be good. With the benefit of twenty years' hindsight and a world-wide perspective, this book offers the reader unparalleled insight as well as a rigorous and considered critical analysis.

Author : Kenneth B. Hall,Gerald A. Porterfield
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2001-04-02
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 007141794X

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Community By Design: New Urbanism for Suburbs and Small Communities by Kenneth B. Hall,Gerald A. Porterfield Pdf

*A practical guide to implementing New Urbanism principles in suburbs and small communities *Case studies present clear solutions for typical suburban problems: the need for pedestrian access, the lack of parking, the presence of industrial-park eyesores, and the issue of how to create a "sense of place" *Illustrations take architects and planners step-by-step through the design and development process

Author : Douglas Farr
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2012-01-09
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781118174517

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Sustainable Urbanism by Douglas Farr Pdf

Written by the chair of the LEED-Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND) initiative, Sustainable Urbanism: Urban Design with Nature is both an urgent call to action and a comprehensive introduction to "sustainable urbanism"--the emerging and growing design reform movement that combines the creation and enhancement of walkable and diverse places with the need to build high-performance infrastructure and buildings. Providing a historic perspective on the standards and regulations that got us to where we are today in terms of urban lifestyle and attempts at reform, Douglas Farr makes a powerful case for sustainable urbanism, showing where we went wrong, and where we need to go. He then explains how to implement sustainable urbanism through leadership and communication in cities, communities, and neighborhoods. Essays written by Farr and others delve into such issues as: Increasing sustainability through density. Integrating transportation and land use. Creating sustainable neighborhoods, including housing, car-free areas, locally-owned stores, walkable neighborhoods, and universal accessibility. The health and environmental benefits of linking humans to nature, including walk-to open spaces, neighborhood stormwater systems and waste treatment, and food production. High performance buildings and district energy systems. Enriching the argument are in-depth case studies in sustainable urbanism, from BedZED in London, England and Newington in Sydney, Australia, to New Railroad Square in Santa Rosa, California and Dongtan, Shanghai, China. An epilogue looks to the future of sustainable urbanism over the next 200 years. At once solidly researched and passionately argued, Sustainable Urbanism is the ideal guidebook for urban designers, planners, and architects who are eager to make a positive impact on our--and our descendants'--buildings, cities, and lives.

Author : Philip Bess
Publisher : Intercollegiate Studies Institute
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015067683329

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Till We Have Built Jerusalem by Philip Bess Pdf

Fresh arguments for traditional architecture and urbanism; Bess dissects the questionable intellectual assumptions of contemporary architecture. How modern societies find physical expression in contemporary suburban sprawl by considering the role of both the natural law tradition and communal religion in providing intellectual and spiritual depth to contemporary attempts to build new-and revive existing-traditional towns and cities.

Author : Serge Chermayeff,Christopher Alexander
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Architecture, Domestic
ISBN : OCLC:1002517673

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Community and Privacy by Serge Chermayeff,Christopher Alexander Pdf

Author : James Howard Kunstler
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1994-07-26
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780671888251

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Geography Of Nowhere by James Howard Kunstler Pdf

Argues that much of what surrounds Americans is depressing, ugly, and unhealthy; and traces America's evolution from a land of village commons to a man-made landscape that ignores nature and human needs.

Author : Kevin Lynch
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1964-06-15
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0262620014

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The Image of the City by Kevin Lynch Pdf

The classic work on the evaluation of city form. What does the city's form actually mean to the people who live there? What can the city planner do to make the city's image more vivid and memorable to the city dweller? To answer these questions, Mr. Lynch, supported by studies of Los Angeles, Boston, and Jersey City, formulates a new criterion—imageability—and shows its potential value as a guide for the building and rebuilding of cities. The wide scope of this study leads to an original and vital method for the evaluation of city form. The architect, the planner, and certainly the city dweller will all want to read this book.