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The Urban Design Handbook: Techniques and Working Methods
Contributor(s): Urban Design Associates (Author)
ISBN: 0393731065     ISBN-13: 9780393731064
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
OUR PRICE:   $44.96  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: January 2003
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Annotation: From an Important Urban Design and architecture firm comes this manual for urban designers, based on the firm's in-house practice and procedures. Covering the process from basic principles to developed design, this invaluable book can serve as an introductory course in urbanism as well as an operations handbook for architects, planners, developers, and public officials.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Architecture | Buildings - Public, Commercial & Industrial
Dewey: 711.4
LCCN: 2002026449
Series: Norton Book for Architects and Designers (Paperback)
Physical Information: 0.51" H x 8.18" W x 10.16" (1.46 lbs) 208 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
Covering the process from basic principles to developed designs, the book outlines the range of project types and services that urban designers can offer and sets out a set of general operating guidelines and procedures for:
  • Developing a master plan, including techniques for engaging citizens in the design process and technical analysis to evaluate the physical form of the neighborhood, centered on a design charrette with public participation;
  • Preparing a pattern book to guide residential construction in a new traditional town, including the documentation of architectural and urban precedents in a form that can be used by architects and builders;
  • Implementing contextual architectural design, including methods of applying the essential qualities of traditional architecture in many styles to modern programs and construction techniques.

This invaluable guide offers an introductory course in urbanism as well as an operations manual for architects, planners, developers, and public officials.

Contributor Bio(s): Urban Design Associates: - Urban Design Associates is a Pittsburgh-based national practice that creatively engages citizens to revitalize city neighborhoods, transform public housing, bring new life to downtowns and waterfronts, and build new traditional towns.