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The New Urbanism: Toward an Architecture of Community by Peter Katz (1993, Hardcover)

The move to liveable communities--ideal small towns'' and neighborhoods where people work, live, play, and walk from place to place--is on. Profit from what a visionary group of architects leading this movement has learned about designing new small towns'' in Peter Katz's The New Urbanism. You'll discover the amazing potential for this kind of work as well as case studies, site plans, project analyses, and 180 beautiful photographs. This unique reference also tackles--and answers--the critical issues of crime, health, traffic, environmental degradation, and economic vitality and opens a startling window on the look and feel of future communities. Every designer can profit from this guide to building the utopias of tomorrow--today

Book Title
New Urbanism: Toward an Architecture of Community
Author
Peter Katz
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Urban & Land Use Planning, Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development, Regional
Publication Year
1993
Genre
Architecture, Political Science
Number of Pages
288 Pages

Lc Classification Number
Na2542.4.K38 1994
Reviews
''. . .informative and accessible. . .the highly instructive book is a must for architecture and urban planning collections, and suitable for the general reader.''
Table of Content
The Region (Peter Calthorpe) The Neighborhood, the District and the Corridor (Andres Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk) The Street, the Block and the Building (Elizabeth Moule and Stefanos Polyzoides) Planning the American Dream (Todd W. Bressi) Establishing the Urban Pattern Seaside Laguna West Kentlands South Brentwood Village Bamberton Windsor Communications Hill Rosa Vista A New Village in the Suburbs Wellington Reconstructing the Urban Fabric Cite Internationale Downtown Hayward Riviera Beach Rio Vista West Downcity Providence Orange Tree Courts Atlantic Center Mashpee Commons Playa Vista Jackson-Taylor Highland District Clinton Downtown Los Angeles The Architecture of Community (Vincent Scully) PROJECT INFORMATION CONTRIBUTORS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Copyright Date
1994
Lccn
92-047474
Dewey Decimal
720.973
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
20
Illustrated
Yes

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