Today's urban resident is seeking a more flexible, sustainable environment representing a unique, diverse, vibrant, and responsible way of living as an alternative to the typical development patterns of suburban and semi-urban sprawl. Can urban design help create this type of sustainable urbanism? Grid / Street / Place presents a unique approach to understanding urban design through scientific, empirical research. The authors examined more than 100 successful projects throughout North America to identify differences and commonalities, and they discovered universal elements that characterize...
Today's urban resident is seeking a more flexible, sustainable environment representing a unique, diverse, vibrant, and responsible way of living as a...