Urban Design: The Composition of Complexity

ISBN-13: 9781138085633 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 328 str.

Ron Kasprisin

Opis

This new edition remains focused on instructing the student, professional and layperson in the elements and principles of design composition so that they can diverge from conventional and packaged solutions in pursuit of a meaningful and creative urbanism.

Spis treści

Part I Human Settlement Dynamics: Foundations for Spatial Compositions  1. Introduction 2. Theoretical Considerations (or Not) Part II The Making of Spatial Composition and Structural Order 3. Engaging Design 4. Design Composition: Relationships, Elements, Principles and Structure 5. Compositional Transformations: Spatial Activators for Creative Problem-solving 6. Typologies in Urban Design 7. Urban Design Explorations Appendix I Drawing Types for Urban Design Appendix II Experiments in Basic Composition Appendix III Working with People

O autorze

Ron Kasprisin, architect, urban planner, artist and academic, has over 40 years of professional practice experience, and 27 years of academic experience, now Professor Emeritus in Urban Design and Planning, College of Built Environments, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington. Ron is an accomplished and nationally recognized watercolor painter and teacher. He lives on Whidbey Island northwest of Seattle in Puget Sound, a part of the Salish Sea.