This manual provides comprehensive information for the American Metropolis, a significant work by Douglas Kelbaugh that revisits his influential 1997 publication, Common Place: Toward Neighborhood and Regional Design. First published in 1997, this revised edition, released on August 24, 2017, incorporates new text, charts, and images to address contemporary issues in architecture, sprawl, and the New Urbanism movement, which Kelbaugh helped pioneer. The book offers updated theories and policies for planning and designing the built environment, reflecting advancements and ongoing discussions in the field.
The scope of this manual is intended for a wide audience, including architects, urban designers, planners, landscape architects, students and scholars in related fields, government officials, developers, environmentalists, and interested citizens. Its purpose is to serve as an indispensable resource for understanding and actively shaping the American metropolis. It delves into the core principles and practical applications of neighborhood and regional design, offering insights and strategies for creating more sustainable and well-designed urban landscapes.
Repairing the American Metropolis is based on Douglas Kelbaugh�s Common Place: Toward Neighborhood and Regional Design, first published in 1997. It is more timely and significant than ever, with new text, charts, and images on architecture, sprawl, and New Urbanism, a movement that he helped pioneer. Theory and policies have been revised, refined, updated, and developed as compelling ways to plan and design the built environment.
This is an indispensable book for architects, urban designers and planners, landscape architects, architecture and urban planning students and scholars, government officials, developers, environmentalists, and citizens interested in understanding and shaping the American metropolis.
Author: Kelbaugh, Douglas S.
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Illustration: n
Language: ENG
Title: Repairing the American Metropolis: Common Place Revisited
Pages: 00272 (Encrypted EPUB) / 00272 (Encrypted PDF)
On Sale: 2017-08-24
SKU-13/ISBN: 9780295982045
Lib Category: Planned communities - Washington (State) -
Category: Architecture : Design, Drafting, Drawing & Presentation
Repairing the American Metropolis is based on Douglas Kelbaugh�s Common Place: Toward Neighborhood and Regional Design, first published in 1997. It is more timely and significant than ever, with new text, charts, and images on architecture, sprawl, and New Urbanism, a movement that he helped pioneer. Theory and policies have been revised, refined, updated, and developed as compelling ways to plan and design the built environment.
This is an indispensable book for architects, urban designers and planners, landscape architects, architecture and urban planning students and scholars, government officials, developers, environmentalists, and citizens interested in understanding and shaping the American metropolis.
Author: Kelbaugh, Douglas S.
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Illustration: n
Language: ENG
Title: Repairing the American Metropolis: Common Place Revisited
Pages: 00272 (Encrypted EPUB) / 00272 (Encrypted PDF)
On Sale: 2017-08-24
SKU-13/ISBN: 9780295982045
Lib Category: Planned communities - Washington (State) -
Category: Architecture : Design, Drafting, Drawing & Presentation
