Urban Design: Street and Square - Couverture rigide

Moughtin, J. C.; Etc.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0750604166 ISBN 13 : 9780750604161

Editeur : Architectural Press, 1992

Synopsis

This is a reference book for anyone involved or interested in urban design. It offers a detailed analysis of urban design, covering the streets, squares and buildings that make up the public face of towns and cities. It includes the arrangement, design and details of these elements and the roles they play in city planning. Examples of streets and squares are examined in their historical context.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book, part of a series of four, offers a detailed analysis of urban design, covering the streets, squares and buildings that make up the public face of towns and cities. It outlines the theory of the principal features of urban design from which method is developed and provides a better understanding of the main elements of urban design. This includes the arrangement, design and details of the streets and squares, and the roles they play in city planning.



This third edition includes chapters on "Sustainable Urban Design" and "Visual Analysis", introducing the latest theories and influences in the field and bringing greater practical significance to the book. Cliff Moughtin explores the street and square in terms of function, structure and symbolism and examines fine examples in their historical context. These are set against the background of the laws of urban design composition, culled from Renaissance and modern writers.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Architectural Press
• Date d'édition: 1992
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0750604166
• ISBN 13: 9780750604161
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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