Urban design
Subtitle: the composition of complexity
By: Ron Kasprisin
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 239
ISBN-13: 9780415591478; 9780415591461; 9780203833766
Subjects: City planning; Design
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Definitions and fundamentals of urban design in culture; title: Urban design language and parameters; title: Elements and principles of design composition; title: Relationships in composition: organization and structure; title: Transformations of form: elements and composition; title: Context, program, and typologies; title: Experiments in composition: the basis for place-making; title: Theoretical considerations.