Parking Spaces: A Design, Implementation, and Use Manual for Architects, Planners, and Engineers
Published on 16. February 1999
Book
Hardback
352 pages
978-0-07-012107-2 (ISBN)
Description
From outdoor theaters and festival fairgrounds to scenic gardens, outdoor galleries, and historical commemoration parks, urban designer Mark Childs offers professionals a creative and practical approach to designing multipurpose parking lots for the community. Filled with guidelines for analyzing demand while addressing location issues, safety, convenience, and environmental concerns, the author provides a rich variety of ideas and inspiration for ingenious multifunction features in parking facilities.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
150 illustrations, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 193 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
757 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-012107-2 (9780070121072)
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Person
Mark Childs (Albuquerque, NM) is the principal of Civitas, an architecture and planning firm, and an instructor in the school of Architecture and Planning of the University of New Mexico, where he teaches Urban Design studio.
Content
An Auto Century. The Art of Public Space. The Parking Ecosystem. Car Commons. Parking at Home. The City Afoot. A City of 10,000 Gardens. Time Shares. Art Park. Safety and Security. Paving the Planet. Demands, Demands, Demands. Dimensions and Circulation.