Public spaces and urbanity : how to design humane cities

Taking examples from major European cities, 'Public Spaces and Urbanity' is a practical guide demonstrating what urban development with a human face might look like. This involves renewing and enhancing humane cities using architecture on a human scale while taking their history into account. Thus the book follows the tradition established by Jan Gehl that regards urban space as a framework for…

Sustainable design : towards a new ethic in architecture and town planning

Presents the 2009 and 2010 winners of the "Global Award for Sustainable Architecture."

Pengembangan urban metropolitan Jakarta : transformasi dan adaptasi

Development of urban settlement in Jakarta, Indonesia; collection of articles.

The morphology of the times : European cities and their historical growth

This book highlights radical urban transformation in eight cities spread across continental Europe. The point of departure, and the foundation of European urbanisation, is the Roman colonial town. In every case social dynamics guided the urban transitions in a traceable way, such that it has been possible to deduce the intellectual underpinnings of the contemporary built environments, as featur…

Antologi kota Indonesia #2

On cities and urban area planning in Indonesia; collection of articles.

Antologi kota Indonesia #1

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

9786025615825

Collation

291 p. ; 22 cm.

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Call Number

711.4 Nuz a

Safdie

Moshe Safdie is an innovative and original voice in architecture and urban design The third volume in a highly successful set of titles Explores how architects can mitigate the effects of high-density urban living and enhance the quality of life in our cities and neighbourhoods Safdie Architects is an international architectural and urban planning practice founded and led by Moshe Safdie. Deepl…

The city shaped : urban patterns and meanings through history

The book is about the universal phenomenon of citymaking seen in a historical perspective - how and why cities took the shape they did. It focuses on a number of themes - organic patterns, the grid, the city as a diagram, the grand manner, and the skyline - and moves through time and place to interpret the hidden order inscribed in urban patterns.

Street smart : the rise of cities and the fall of cars

On a Saturday morning in December 1973, a section of New York's West Side Highway collapsed under the weight of a truck full of asphalt. The road was closed, seemingly for good, and the 80,000 cars that traveled it each day had to find a new way to their destinations. It ought to have produced traffic chaos, but it didn't. The cars simply vanished. It was a moment of revelation: the highway had…

Principles of urban retail planning and development

"...Extraordinary: Gibbs has popped the hood and taken apart the engine of commercial design and development, showing us each individual part and explaining fit, form and function." —Yaromir Steiner, Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Steiner + Associates "...the most comprehensive and expansive book ever written on the subject of Retail Real Estate Development. Gibbs is by far the most promin…

Jakarta : drawing the city near

Jakarta, a city rife with disparities like many cities in the Global South, is undergoing rapid change. Alongside its megastructures, high-rise residential buildings, and franchised convenience stores, Jakarta's massive slums and off-hour street markets foster an unsettled urban population surviving in difficult conditions. But where does the vast middle of urban life fit into this dichotomy? I…

Urban design thinking : a conceptual toolkit

Urban Design Thinking provides a conceptual toolkit for urban design. Bridging the gap between theory and practice, it shows how the design of our cities and urban spaces can be interpreted and informed through contemporary theories of urbanism, architecture and spatial analysis. Relating abstract ideas to real-world examples, and taking assemblage thinking as its critical framework, the book i…

Town planning

The RIBA Plan of Work 2013 Guide: Town Planning is part of a brand new series providing must-read practical guidance to running efficient and successful projects using the new RIBA Plan of Work 2013. Each guide takes a core project task - in this case those associated planning policy and process - and explains the essential activities and considerations required at each stage of the new Plan of…

A city is not a tree: 50th anniversary edition

The landmark 1965 paper, together with new commentaries and interpretations, essential for students and professionals in architecture and urbanism

Small, medium, large, extra-large : Office for Metropolitan Architecture, Rem…

S, M, L, XL presents a selection of the remarkable visionary design work produced by the Dutch firm Office for Metropolitan Architecture (O.M.A.) and its acclaimed founder, Rem Koolhaas, in its first twenty years. The book's title is also its framework: projects and essays are arranged according to scale. While Small and Medium address issues ranging from the domestic to the public, Large focus…

Cultural mapping as cultural inquiry

This book provides an introduction to the emerging and interdisciplinary field of cultural mapping, making a case for and demonstrating the spatial turn emerging in many related areas of critical, social and artistic research. Contributors explore innovative ways to encourage artistic intervention and public participation in cultural mapping--recognizing that artistic practices and public invol…

The Street : a quintessential social public space

The primary research for this book was conducted on three streets in Massachusetts: Massachusetts Avenue, Central Square, Cambridge; Harvard Street, Coolidge Corner, Brookline; and Elm Street, Davis Square, Somerville.

The Urban section : an analytical tool for cities and streets

Urban Section examines city and road types at cross-sections to teach planners the skills needed to tackle street and road level urban design.

Happy city : transforming our lives through urban design

A globe-trotting, eye-opening exploration of how cities can—and do—make us happier people Charles Montgomery's Happy City is revolutionizing the way we think about urban life. After decades of unchecked sprawl, more people than ever are moving back to the city. Dense urban living has been prescribed as a panacea for the environmental and resource crises of our time. But is it better or wors…

Future forms and design for sustainable cities

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