Basics Landscape Architecture 01: Urban Design
1st Edition
Published on 1. October 2009
184 pages
978-2-940439-41-6 (ISBN)
Description
Basics Landscape Architecture 01: Urban Design seeks to define and describe the role played by landscape architecture in urban design, an interdisciplinary practice that is concerned with defining the form of human settlements.
It provides a brief history and definition of urban design and the roles of the various professions involved.
Urban Design looks at the elements of urban form and the importance of contextual details, from the scale of the city and its region to the importance of materials.
The text uses case studies to explore the philosophies and methodologies of urban design and to explain the importance of of urban design to landscape architecture and, in turn, the importance of landscape architecture to urban design.
It provides a brief history and definition of urban design and the roles of the various professions involved.
Urban Design looks at the elements of urban form and the importance of contextual details, from the scale of the city and its region to the importance of materials.
The text uses case studies to explore the philosophies and methodologies of urban design and to explain the importance of of urban design to landscape architecture and, in turn, the importance of landscape architecture to urban design.
Reviews / Votes
Very inspirational and useful for students when presenting their design work, for their public consultations and final year exhibition. No other books on this subject are usually recommended but this will be on the reading list in the future. * Steven Heywood, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK * Very well written and excellently illustrated Basics book. * Henri Goverde, Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands * A good introduction to applied urban design, introducing both key issues in urban design and a good range of case studies. The structure of pages and chapters makes the reading easy. A good case studies tool for architecture and planning students. * Paola Michialino, Newcastle University, UK * The text portions of the book provide both context and intellectual counterpoint to all this graphic stimulation in the form of smartly nuanced distillations of basic urban design concepts. Instructors will appreciate the authors' liberal use of case studies to challenge students to examine and articulate their own understanding. * Choice, January 2011 * As an introduction to urban design, the book is extremely well done, covering just about every possible aspect of the field. * A Weekly Dose of Architecture Blog, 24 August 2010 *More details
Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Digital)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
200 colour illus
ISBN-13
978-2-940439-41-6 (9782940439416)
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Basics Landscape Architecture 01: Urban Design
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Persons
Ed Wall is a landscape architect based in London. He teaches landscape architecture at Kingston University. His recent projects have focussed on the definition of the urban public realm in South London.
Tim Waterman studied landscape architecture and urban design at the University of Idaho and the Rhode Island School of Design. He lectures in landscape architecture at the Writtle School of Design.
Tim Waterman studied landscape architecture and urban design at the University of Idaho and the Rhode Island School of Design. He lectures in landscape architecture at the Writtle School of Design.
Content
Introduction. How to get the most out of this book. What is urban design?: Definition and debate; Evolution of urban form; Early urban design; Industrial age urban design; Urban design since the nineteenth century. Context: City and territory; City; Neighbourhoods and blocks; Street; Detailing. Measure: Street; Block; Buildings and open spaces; Person; Infrastructure and utilities. Movement: Innovation and trends; Speed; Modes; Mass vs individual; Stasis. Community and culture: Societies and culture; Politics and economy; Community and individuals; Necessities; Diversions. Projects and processes: Structure; Lines; Points; Beyond; Green. Conclusion. Glossary. Bibliography. Contacts and useful resources. Acknowledgements. Picture credits. Working with ethics.
