| Highways: An Architectural Approach Softcover Repri Edition Contributor(s): Abbey, Lester (Author) |
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ISBN: 1468465171 ISBN-13: 9781468465174 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Civil - General - Architecture - Art |
| Dewey: 624 |
| Physical Information: 0.67" H x 6" W x 9" (0.95 lbs) 319 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: What is highway architecture? Who are the highway architects? Where do they practice? What is their role? WHAT IS HIGHWAY ARCHITECTURE? Highway architecture is a way of attempting to achieve the best of both worlds by shepherding a highway project from planning through design, construction, and operation. It is an approach to rebuilding our highway infrastructure, from a humanistic rather than strictly an engineering point of view. Continuity of purpose is the prime objective. A corollary goal is to make the highway an integral part of its setting. As now practiced, the building or rebuilding of anyone highway is partitioned, fragmented, and compartmentalized. Planners hand a concept to designers; design- ers then prepare plans and specifications and pass their work on to construction people; construction people build the highway and turn it over to maintenance personnel. Rarely does one find continuity from planning to operation of a facility. WHO ARE THE HIGHWAY ARCHITECTS? Although it is unlikely that anyone hands out a business card with occupation listed as "Highway Architect," this does not mean that no one practices the profession. Highway architects are those people who share the responsibility for developing a highway project. True, the practice is quite limited, but site development entrepre- neurs, rural county engineers, landscape architects, and consultants to smaller local governments often perform as highway architects. They take a project from concep- tion to completion and are concened with how the local community will react to it. |
