Emerging Concepts in Urban Space Design

Zusatztext On first edition... 'Geoffrey Broadbent ranks with Charles Jencks as the formost classifier of contemporary architectural isms collected from around the globe... a chronological encyclopedia of urban design.' - Building Informationen zum Autor Broadbent, Professor Geoffrey; Broadbent, Geoffrey Zusammenfassung This important work provides a clear analysis of the nature of many of today's design problems, identifying their causes in history and suggesting a basis for co-ordinated solutions. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1: Historical perspectives. Urban space design in history. Paradigms. Twentieth century city. Part 2: Philosophies and theories. Philosophical bases. Philosophies into practice. Later planning theories and practices. Urban realities. Part 3: Theories into practice. Neo-rationalists. Neo-empiricists. The competitions. treatment of urban space. Part 4: Applications. General urban texture and monuments. The future of the city. References. Indexes.

Product details

• Authors: BROADBENT, Geoffrey Broadbent, Professor Geoffrey Broadbent, Professor Geoffrey Broadbent Broadbent
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.07.2016
• EAN: 9781138144293
• ISBN: 978-1-138-14429-3
• No. of pages: 392
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; ART / History / General, ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning, History of art / art & design styles, History of Art, City & town planning - architectural aspects, City and town planning: architectural aspects