A New Theory of Urban Design

by Artemis Anninou, Ingrid King, Christopher W. Alexander, et al.

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The venerable cities of the past, such as Venice or Amsterdam, convey a feeling of wholeness, an organic unity that surfaces in every detail, large and small, in restaurants, shops, public gardens, even in balconies and ornaments. But this sense of wholeness is lacking in modern urban design,
with architects absorbed in problems of individual structures, and city planners preoccupied with local ordinances, it is almost impossible to achieve.

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Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0195037537

ISBN13:9780195037531

Release Date:November 1987

Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA

Length:272 Pages

Weight:0.75 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 5.5" x 8.1"

Related Subjects

Architecture Buildings City Planning & Urban Development Drafting & Presentation Humanities Political Science Politics & Government Public Policy Social Sciences Urban & Land Use Planning Urban Planning & Development

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