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Urban Composition: Designing: Developing Community though Urban Design
Mark C. Childs
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Description for Urban Composition: Designing: Developing Community though Urban Design
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AMC; AMVD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 370. Good copy with some shelf wear
Cities and towns are among humanity's largest and most complex achievements. The buildings, public works, plazas and parks of even a small town embody substantial amounts of capital, energy, natural resources, history and aspirations. Cities are among our greatest creations, yet typically no single individual creates them. Rather they arise from the dialog between multiple designers, clients, regulators, citizens, critics and users. Sometimes the cities and towns that emerge are glorious places. Too frequently they have only fragments of greatness or are soul-deadening and environmentally unhealthy. Just as private doctors have responsibilities to their individual patients and for public health, ... Read more
Cities and towns are among humanity's largest and most complex achievements. The buildings, public works, plazas and parks of even a small town embody substantial amounts of capital, energy, natural resources, history and aspirations. Cities are among our greatest creations, yet typically no single individual creates them. Rather they arise from the dialog between multiple designers, clients, regulators, citizens, critics and users. Sometimes the cities and towns that emerge are glorious places. Too frequently they have only fragments of greatness or are soul-deadening and environmentally unhealthy. Just as private doctors have responsibilities to their individual patients and for public health, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton Architectural Press Princeton
Condition
Used, Good
Dustjacket
Yes
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781616890520
SKU
KKD0009617
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Mark C. Childs
Mark C. Childs has worked on building designs, urban designs and community plans throughout the west and has won awards for design, teaching, public art, heritage preservation and poetry.
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