Reconsidering Ian Mcharg

In 1969 Ian McHarg laid out a new approach to land-use planning. His seminal work, Design by Nature, blazed the trail for sustainable urban development. The road was paved with good intentions. But where exactly did it lead? And where do we go from here?

List of contents

1. Design with Nature: Promise and Pitfalls 2. The American Wilderness: An Evanescing Myth 3. Cities: Our Abode 4. Building, Dwelling, Greening 5. From Green to White: Ecology as a Design Ethic 6. Localism: A Participatory Ecology 7. On Public Art 8. Dallas: In Search of an Urban Future 9. Toward a Climax City 10. Beyond, Ahead

About the author

Ignacio F. Bunster-Ossa, a principal with Philadelphia-based firm Wallace Roberts & Todd (WRT), is a leader in landscape urbanism and a Loeb Fellow at Harvard University‘s Graduate School of Design.

Summary

In 1969 Ian McHarg laid out a new approach to land-use planning. His seminal work, Design by Nature, blazed the trail for sustainable urban development. The road was paved with good intentions. But where exactly did it lead? And where do we go from here?

Product details

• Authors: Ignaci Bunster-Ossa, Ignacio Bunster-Ossa, Ignacio F. Bunster-Ossa, Ignacio F. (Ignacio F. Bunster-Ossa Bunster-Ossa
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780367092429
• ISBN: 978-0-367-09242-9
• No. of pages: 232
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Urban, spatial and country planning; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning, Political structure & processes, City & town planning - architectural aspects, Urban & municipal planning, Urban and municipal planning and policy, Political structure and processes, City and town planning: architectural aspects