Title: Urban design : the composition of complexity /
Authors: Kasprisin, Ronald J.
Publisher: Routledge,
Year: 2011
Subjects: City planning; Architectural design
Abstract: Introduction, connecting design to reality, the foundation for design. Definition and fundamental of urban design in culture. Urban design language and parameters. Elements ansd principles of design composition. Relationships in composition. Transformation of form : elementa and composition. Experiments in composition : the basic for place making. Theoretical considerations.
Contents: Introduction -- Definitions and fundamentals of urban design in culture -- Urban design language and parameters -- Elements and principles of design composition -- Relationships in composition: organization and structure -- Transformations of form: elements and composition -- Context, program, and typologies -- Experiments in composition: the basis for place-making -- Theoretical considerations.