Urban Ethic
Design in the Contemporary City
Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Architecture, Public, Commercial, or Industrial Buildings, Planning
| Author: | Eamonn Canniffe | ISBN: | 9781134274857 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | June 1, 2006 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Eamonn Canniffe |
| ISBN: | 9781134274857 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | June 1, 2006 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
Although contemporary practice in urbanism has many sources of design guidelines, it lacks theory to provide a flexible approach to the complexities of most urban situations. The author provides that theoretical framework, looking beyond the style obsession of urban makeovers to the fundamental elements of city-making. The scope of this book takes in illuminating historical analysis and significant theoretical coherence, while recent case studies link the physical environment to the citizens within it, ultimately offering a new methodology for the analysis and design of urban spaces which encourages a balance between diversity and community.
Although contemporary practice in urbanism has many sources of design guidelines, it lacks theory to provide a flexible approach to the complexities of most urban situations. The author provides that theoretical framework, looking beyond the style obsession of urban makeovers to the fundamental elements of city-making. The scope of this book takes in illuminating historical analysis and significant theoretical coherence, while recent case studies link the physical environment to the citizens within it, ultimately offering a new methodology for the analysis and design of urban spaces which encourages a balance between diversity and community.
