Concise Townscape
1st Edition
Published on 1. December 1961
Book
Paperback/Softback
200 pages
978-0-7506-2018-5 (ISBN)
Description
This book pioneered the concept of townscape. 'Townscape' is the art of giving visual coherence and organization to the jumble of buildings, streets and space that make up the urban environment. It has been a major influence on architects, planners and others concerned with what cities should look like.
Reviews / Votes
'A welcome reissue of this influential work, with acute observations on the English urban landscape, fully backed up with photographs and the author's characteristic drawings.'Soc. of Architectual & Industrial Illustrators News
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Professional Practice & Development
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 174 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
370 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7506-2018-5 (9780750620185)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Person
Gordon Cullen
Content
Acknowledgements; Introduction; Introduction to 1971 Edition; Casebook: Serial vision; Place; Content; The functional tradition; General Studies: Squares for all tastes; Cross as focal point; Closure; Line of life; Legs and wheels; Hazards; The floor; Prairie planning; Rule of thumb; Street lighting; Outdoor publicity; The wall; The English climate; Casebook precedents; Trees incorporated; Change of level; Here and there; Immediacy; Endpiece; Index