04346nam a22003738i 4500 43810 BD-DhAAL 20241127152102.0 241127t2013 enk b 001 0 eng d 2012013702 9780415668088 (paperback) 9780415668071 (hardback) 9780203094235 (ebk) DLC eng DLC rda BD-DhAAL pcc NA9040 .U68 2012 307.1216 23 The urban design reader / edited by Michael Larice and Elizabeth Macdonald. Second edition. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, c2013. xx, 660 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm Includes bibliographical references and index. "The second edition of the Urban Design Reader draws together the very best of classic and contemporary writings to illuminate and expand the theory and practice of urban design. Nearly fifty generous selections include seminal contributions from Howard, Le Corbusier, Lynch and Jacobs to more recent writings by Hiller, Koolhaas and Sorkin. Following the widespread success of the first wdition of the Urban Design Reader, this updated edition continues to provide the most important historical material of the urban design field, but also introduces new topics and selections that address the myriad challenges facing designers today. The six part structure of the second edition guides the reader through the history, theory and practice of urban design. The reader is initially introduced to those classic writings that provide the historical precedents for city-making into the twentieth Century. Section two introduces the voices and ideas that were instrumental in establishing the foundations of the urban design field from the late 1950s up to the mid 1990s. These authors present a critical reading of the design professions and offer an alternative urban design agenda focused on vital and lively places. The authors in section three provide a range of urban design rationales and strategies for reinforcing local physical identity and the creation of memorable places. These selections are largely describing the outcomes of mid-century urban design and voicing concerns over the placeless quality of contemporary urbanism. The fourth part of the Reader explores key issues in urban design and development. Ideas about sprawl, density, community health, public space and everyday life are the primary focus here. Several new selections in this part of the book also highlight important international development trends in the Middle East and China. Section five presents environmental challenges faced by the built environment professions today, including recent material on landscape urbanism, sustainability, and urban resiliency. The final section examines professional practice and current debates in the field: where urban designers work, what they do, their roles, their fields of knowledge and their educational development. The section concludes with several position pieces and debates on the future of urban design practice. This book provides an essential resource for students and practitioners of urban design, drawing together important but widely dispersed writings. Section and selection introductions are provided to assist readers in understanding the context of the material, summary messages, impacts of the writing, and how they fit into the larger picture of the urban design field. "-- ARC MD Rashed Bhuyan Associate Professor Architecture Course name: Urban Design (ARC331) and Design VII (ARC401) Book Finder International 43810 City planning. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography. bisacsh Architecture. Larice, Michael, 1962- editor of compilation. 57183 Macdonald, Elizabeth, 1959- editor of compilation. 57184 Ayesha Abed Library General Stacks ddc BK 46590 46590 0 0 ddc 0 307_121600000000000_URB 0 76909 BRACUL BRACUL GEN 2024-11-21 Book Finder International 7763.87 2 307.1216 URB 3010043810 2024-12-05 2024-12-05 1 7763.87 2024-11-21 BK Requisitioned by MD. Rashed Bhuyan for the course named- "Urban Design (ARC331) and Design VII (ARC401) ".