Academic : Architecture, Landscape : Architecture : Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying

Discusses the potential for architects to play important roles in post-war relief and reconstruction more...

Price: $54.95

'This will be by far the best book on the place of architecture, especially monumental public architecture, in Japanese history and culture ... It is a major contribution to the cultural history of Japan.' - Martin Collcutt, Princeton more...

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This well illustrated text forms a critical appraisal of the place and direction of architecture and urban design in a new world order at the start of the 21st century. The book defines architectural and environmental goals for the New Age by analysing recent contemporary work for its responsiveness to important social and environmental issues and comparing it to successful precedents in architecture. It argues that this new sustainable approach to architecture should be recognised as a new development of mainstream architectural history. This practical guide illustrates current social and natural resource issues to aid architects in their approach to future design. Environmental economics is presented as a potential bridge over the divide between the expectations of the business sector and the concerns of environmental lobbies. Through examples and case studies, an accessible analysis of carefully researched data, drawn from primary sources over four continents, allows the author to outline the current urgency for architects and urban designers to respond with real commitment to current and future changing contexts. This book expresses a holistic vision and proposes a value system in response to the diagnosis. It includes: sound architectural and environmental ethics; end user involvement in the design process and technological advances aimed at sustainable resource use. Includes international case studies from Europe, North America, the Developing world including South Africa, South America and Central Asia. more...

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Provides first hand accounts of the experiences that planners, architects and politicians have had in reshaping cities more...

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Conservation and the City is a study of conservation and change throughout the built environment - city centres, suburbs and even tiny villages - and how the activities of conservation interact with the planning system. more...

Price: $64.95