Kategoria BISAC: Architecture >> Design, Drafting, Drawing & Presentation

The suburbs house two-thirds of North America's population and are the subject of much debate and criticism. Planning the New Suburbia proposes ways to respond to the challenge of creating affordable, adaptable, and environmentally sustainable neighborhoods. An architect and planner, Avi Friedman suggests new methods of design and regulation that would enable planners and residents to adapt suburban communities and homes to their evolving needs, responding to changing family size, aging, or new working conditions.

Friedman surveys the evolution of urban planning, the history...

Design and Technology evolved in the school curriculum from the mid 1960s. By the 1980s it had become mainstream for the British government to fund research exploring what learners could do when challenged with design & technology tasks. The authors worked together on that project, producing in 1991 the first seminal research report on learners' capability in design and technology.

This book summarises the lessons learned from this and other projects. The book's messages centre on the designing activity, on learning, teaching and assessment, and, more widely, on what can be learnt...

The authors investigate communication issues across physical, organisational and cultural barriers and present clear guidance and practical advice.

• Brings together the best scholarship on the subject, creating a new canon for teaching purposes by introducing a thematic approach.
  
• Covers three major periods, from 1750-1830, from 1830-1910, and from 1910-2000, with substantial introductions by the editors.
  
• Pairs primary documents with well-known...

• Brings together the best scholarship on the subject, creating a new canon for teaching purposes by introducing a thematic approach.
  
• Covers three major periods, from 1750-1830, from 1830-1910, and from 1910-2000, with substantial introductions by the editors.
  
• Pairs primary documents with well-known...

The design charrette has become an increasingly popular way to engage the public and stakeholders in public planning, and Design Charrettes for Sustainable Communities shows how citizens and officials can use this tool to change the way they make decisions, especially when addressing issues of the sustainable community.

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