A New Theory of Urban Design |
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| Author:
| Alexander, Christopher |
| As told to:
| Neis, Hajo
Anninou, Artemis
King, Ingrid |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-503753-1 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 1987 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $93.59AUD $155.95 |
Book Description:
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Great cities of the past, Alexander writes, offer a feeling of wholeness, of organic unity that surfaces in every detail--a unity that is absent from the modern metropolis. This volume applies his concepts of architecture to urban design, providing seven laws designed to regain that organic unity. He then shows these principles in action, showing how they worked in a mass experiment involving a hypothetical redesign of San Francisco. The result is an important new look at how we think...
More DescriptionGreat cities of the past, Alexander writes, offer a feeling of wholeness, of organic unity that surfaces in every detail--a unity that is absent from the modern metropolis. This volume applies his concepts of architecture to urban design, providing seven laws designed to regain that organic unity. He then shows these principles in action, showing how they worked in a mass experiment involving a hypothetical redesign of San Francisco. The result is an important new look at how we think about urban design.