Urban Design In The 20th Century

Author : Tom Avermaete
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783856764180
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Urban Design in the 20th Century written by Tom Avermaete and published by . This book was released on 2022-02-05 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive history of urban design in the 20th century. Our time is an urban age. More people live in cities than ever before, cities are growing larger and denser than ever, and urbanity has reached unprecedented levels of complexity. This boom in urbanization began in earnest around the turn of the twentieth century when technological advancement and the extraction of seemingly endless supplies of natural resources propelled urban development. As urban populations steadily increased, architects and planners were not only faced with designing housing and public space but also with responding to emerging societal challenges such as political tensions, reconstruction, decolonization, economic crises, growing climatic concerns, and cultural shifts. Through the analysis of more than one hundred richly illustrated urban design projects and initiatives, this book provides a comprehensive history of how these challenges have fomented new attitudes and approaches in the discipline of urban design.

Author : Hendrik Neubauer
Publisher : H F Ullmann
ISBN 13 : 9783833153181
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Urban Design & Architecture written by Hendrik Neubauer and published by H F Ullmann. This book was released on 2010 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Urban Design & Architecture is a richly illustrated journey in the architectural events of the 20th century. At the same time, it offers an exciting documentation of the interrelation of people, time, and architecture.

Author : Wolfgang Sonne
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783869224916
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Urbanity and Density written by Wolfgang Sonne and published by . This book was released on 2017-06-01 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the writing of urban design history of the twentieth century, functionalist and avant-garde models of the dissolution of the city are dominating. In contrast this book presents projects whose goal is the ideal of a dense and urbane city. Drawing on plans, built examples and theories of dense and urban cities and city districts in the twentieth century, modern examples of urban design are analyzed and highlighted, which until now have been evaluated more as fringe phenomena. These include examples characterized by functional mixture, social openness, spatially defined public spaces, urbanarchitecture, historical reference and a cultural understanding of the city. The book's new evaluation of modern urbandesign history creates opportunities for current planning by offering bestpractice models, which better reflect the striving for urbanity and density.

Author : Mary Corbin Sies
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801851643
Total Pages : 1226 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Planning the Twentieth-century American City written by Mary Corbin Sies and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 1226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arguing that planning in practice is far more complicated than historians usually depict, the authors examine closely the everyday social, political, economic, ideological, bureaucratic, and environmental contexts in which planning has occurred. In so doing, they redefine the nature of planning practice, expanding the range of actors and actions that we understand to have shaped urban development.

Author : Hilary French
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780393732467
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Key Urban Housing of the Twentieth Century written by Hilary French and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2008-10-28 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of housing designs built over the last hundred years, illustrating innovative approaches. Fourth in the Key series, with newly drawn plans suitable for study in architecture schools, this volume will appeal to students of urban design and planning as well as architecture. Key developments covered include early apartment blocks, the projects of European modernism, high-rise and large-scale schemes, and postmodernism. Exterior and interior photographs show materials, massing, and context. 150 color photographs, 500 line drawings.

Author : Dorothee Brantz
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
ISBN 13 : 081393138X
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Greening the City written by Dorothee Brantz and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 2011-07-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The modern city is not only pavement and concrete. Parks, gardens, trees, and other plants are an integral part of the urban environment. Often the focal points of social movements and political interests, green spaces represent far more than simply an effort to balance the man-made with the natural. A city’s history with—and approach to—its parks and gardens reveals much about its workings and the forces acting upon it. Our green spaces offer a unique and valuable window on the history of city life. The essays in Greening the City span over a century of urban history, moving from fin-de-siècle Sofia to green efforts in urban Seattle. The authors present a wide array of cases that speak to global concerns through the local and specific, with topics that include green-space planning in Barcelona and Mexico City, the distinction between public and private nature in Los Angeles, the ecological diversity of West Berlin, and the historical and cultural significance of hybrid spaces designed for sports. The essays collected here will make us think differently about how we study cities, as well as how we live in them. Contributors: Dorothee Brantz, Technische Universität Berlin * Peter Clark, University of Helsinki * Lawrence Culver, Utah State University * Konstanze Sylva Domhardt, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich * Sonja Dümpelmann, University of Maryland * Zachary J. S. Falck, Independent Scholar* Stefanie Hennecke, Technical University Munich * Sonia Hirt, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University * Salla Jokela, University of Helsinki * Jens Lachmund, Maastricht University * Gary McDonogh, Bryn Mawr College * Jarmo Saarikivi, University of Helsinki * Jeffrey Craig Sanders, Washington State University

Author : David Gordon
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134463367
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Planning Twentieth Century Capital Cities written by David Gordon and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-09-27 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The twentieth century witnessed an unprecedented increase in the number of capital cities worldwide – in 1900 there were only about forty, but by 2000 there were more than two hundred. And this, surely, is reason enough for a book devoted to the planning and development of capital cities in the twentieth century. However, the focus here is not only on recently created capitals. Indeed, the case studies which make up the core of the book show that, while very different, the development of London or Rome presents as great a challenge to planners and politicians as the design and building of Brasília or Chandigarh. Put simply, this book sets out to explore what makes capital cities different from other cities, why their planning is unique, and why there is such variety from one city to another. Sir Peter Hall’s ‘Seven Types of Capital City’ and Lawrence Vale’s ‘The Urban Design of Twentieth Century Capital Cities’ provide the setting for the fifteen case studies which follow – Paris, Moscow and St Petersburg, Helsinki, London, Tokyo, Washington, Canberra, Ottawa-Hull, Brasília, New Delhi, Berlin, Rome, Chandigarh, Brussels, New York. To bring the book to a close Peter Hall looks to the future of capital cities in the twenty-first century. For anyone with an interest in urban planning and design, architectural, planning and urban history, urban geography, or simply capital cities and why they are what they are, Planning Twentieth Century Capital Cities will be the key source book for a long time to come.

Author : Richard K. Rein
Publisher : Island Press
ISBN 13 : 1642831700
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Urbanist written by Richard K. Rein and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2022-01-13 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "William H. Whyte's curiosity compelled him to question the status quo--whether helping to make Fortune Magazine essential reading for business leaders, warning of "groupthink" in his bestseller The Organization Man, or standing up for Jane Jacobs as she advocated for the vitality of city life and public space. This compelling biography sheds light on Whyte's bold way of thinking, ripe for rediscovery at a time when we are reshaping our communities into places of opportunity and empowerment for all citizens" -- Backcover.

Author : Kunibert Wachten
Publisher : Hf Ullmann
ISBN 13 : 9780841672253
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Urban Design & Architecture written by Kunibert Wachten and published by Hf Ullmann. This book was released on 2010 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Much more than just a façade…certain cities are just magical. They are artificial worlds that have grown like organic entities over centuries. Here futuristic experimental buildings contrast with historical monuments, and spectacular pomp is found alongside minimalist elegance. Our major cities are condensed cultural histories that provide evidence of the changing rhythms of life both past and present day. Urban Design & Architecture is a richly illustrated journey in the architectural events of the 20th century. At the same time, it offers and exciting documentation of the interrelation or people, time, and architecture.

Author : Udo Kultermann
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Contemporary Architecture in the Arab States written by Udo Kultermann and published by McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing. This book was released on 1999 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Coupling case studies with over 100 never before-seen illustrations, this volume chronicles modern architectural developments in the nations of Egypt, Iraq, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, the Gulf States, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen, and Sudan. All types of buildings are discussed - from government offices and public spaces, to houses of education and religion. The featured examples include designs for both commercial and private client."--BOOK JACKET.