Designing cities
Subtitle: basics, principles, projects
By: Leonhard Schenk, with contributions by Oliver Fritz, Rolo Fütterer and Markus Neppl
Contributors: Fritz, Oliver, author; Fütterer, Rolo, 1963- author; Neppl, Markus, author
Publisher: Birkhäuser
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 355
ISBN-13: 9783034613255
Subjects: City planning; Growth; Space (Architecture); Cities and towns
Description: Urban design is based on planning and design principles that need to meet functional demands on the one hand, but on the other hand bring the design elements together into a distinctive whole. Although designs are almost always dominated by the spirit of the times, the basic compositional principles are, for the most part, timeless. 'Designing Cities' examines the most important design and presentation principles of urban design, using selected historical examples and contemporary international competition entries.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 346-349).