A New Theory of Urban Design (inbunden)
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Format
Inbunden (Hardback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
260
Utgivningsdatum
1988-02-01
Upplaga
illustrated ed
Förlag
OUP USA
Medarbetare
Neis, Hajo / Anninou, Artemis / King, Ingrid
Illustrationer
90ill. 20halftones
Dimensioner
205 x 141 x 18 mm
Vikt
363 g
Antal komponenter
1
ISBN
9780195037531

A New Theory of Urban Design

av Christopher Alexander
Inbunden,  Engelska, 1988-02-01
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In this radical new look at the theory and practice of urban design, Christopher Alexander asks why our modern cities so often lack a sense of natural growth, and suggests a set of rules and guidelines by which we can inject that `organic' character back into our High Streets, buildings, and squares. At a time when so many of Britain's inner cities are undergoing, or are in need of, drastic renovation, Christopher Alexander's detailed account of his own experiments in urban-renewal in San Francisco makes thought-provoking reading.
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'immensely compelling ... It is simply written and illustrated, successfully avoiding the opaque jargon and pretentious gloss often found in such publications. It is a welcome addition to the tiny body of literature on urban design and an essential addition to the 'elbow libraries' of students and practitioners.'
Francis Tibbalds, RIBA Journal

'is of great value in continuing a major process extending back over twenty years'
David Gosling, University of Sheffield, Town Planning Review

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<br>Christopher Alexander is a builder, craftsman, general contractor, architect, painter, and teacher. He taught from 1963 to 2002 as Professor of Architecture at the University of California, Berkeley, and is now Professor Emeritus. He has spent his life running construction projects, experimenting with new building methods and materials, and crafting carefully articulated buildings--all to advance the idea that people can build environments in which they will thrive. <p><br>Acting on his deeply-held conviction that, as a society, we must recover the means by which we can build and maintain healthy living environments, he has lived and worked in many cultures, and built buildings all over the world. <p><br>Making neighborhoods, building-complexes, building, balustrades, columns, ceilings, windows, tiles, ornaments, models and mockups, paintings, furniture, castings and carvings--all this has been his passion, and is the cornerstone from which his paradigm-changing principles have been derived.<br>

Innehållsförteckning

INTRODUCTION PART I. THEORY 1: The Idea of a Growing Whole 2: The Overriding Rule 3: The Seven Detailed Rules of Growth PART II. EXPERIMENT PART III. EVALUATION ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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