Great Planned Communities
Publisher: Urban Land Institute; ULI-the Urban Land Institute
Published: June 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9780874208924
Subjects: Business/Economics; Business / Economics / Finance; Real Estate - General; Architecture; Residential Construction; Urban & Land Use Planning; Urban Planning; Urbanization; Architecture / Planning; Business & Economics / Real Estate; Pictorial works; Planned communities
First sentence: During the 19th century, America's cities rapidly outgrew their initial grid plans.
Description: "Lavishly illustrated, this book features 26 innovative planned communities. Following an introduction by Alexander Garvin that describes how planned communities have evolved, you get an inside look at the concept, the plan elements, the design, and how the master plan reflects the vision for traditional and new urbanist communities, both established and just off the drawing board. The book includes more than 200 extra-large, high-quality photographs and illustrations; Showcases outstanding housing types, architectural themes, site plans, and other components; and includes project data on residential, commercial, and open-space uses." -- Publisher's website.