Emerging Concepts in Urban Space Design

ISBN-13: 9780419161509 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 392 str.

Geoffrey Broadbent; G. Broadbent;Broadbent Profe

Opis

Provides a clear analysis of the nature of today's design problems, identifying their causes in history and suggesting a basis for co-ordinated solutions. The author discusses picturesque and formal tendencies in modern architecture, relating them to parallels between philosophic thought and design theory through the ages.

Recenzje

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

Spis treści

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.

O autorze

Broadbent, Professor Geoffrey; Broadbent, Geoffrey