Responsive Environments

Zusatztext 'an important contribution to design as place making'Environmental and Archtectural Phenomenology Newsletter'Virtually everything in this book is highly relevant to the work of landscape architects tackling urban problems.' Landscape Design Informationen zum Autor Ian Bently, Alan Alcock, Paul Murrain, Sue McGlynn, Graham Smith Zusammenfassung Clearly demonstrates the specific characteristics that make for comprehensible, friendly and controllable places; 'Responsive Environments' - as opposed to the alienating environments often imposed today. By means of sketches and diagrams, it shows how they may be designed in to places or buildings. This is a practical book about architecture and urban design. It is most concerned with the areas of design which most frequently go wrong and impresses the idea that ideals alone are not enough. Ideals must be linked through appropriate design ideas to the fabric of the built environemnt itself. This book is a practical attempt to show how this can be done. Inhaltsverzeichnis Permeability; Variety; Legibility; Robustness; Visual appropriateness; Richness; Personalisation; Putting it all together; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Alan Alcock, Alcock Alan, Sue McGlynn, Sue Smith Mcglynn, McGlynn Sue, Paul Murrain, Murrain Paul, Graham Smith
• Assisted by: Ian Bentley (Editor), Bentley Ian (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.10.2015
• EAN: 9781138170506
• ISBN: 978-1-138-17050-6
• No. of pages: 152
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; ARCHITECTURE / General, ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning, City & town planning - architectural aspects, Regional & area planning, Civil engineering, surveying & building, Regional and area planning, City and town planning: architectural aspects, Civil engineering, surveying and building