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Essentials of Urban Design
Mark Sheppard
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Description for Essentials of Urban Design
Paperback. A practical handbook on urban design, explaining commonly used terms and design solutions to urban design challenges. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: AMC; AMVD; TNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 200. Weight in Grams: 1039.
Essentials of Urban Design explains the fundamental concepts of urban design, providing the understanding and tools needed to achieve better design outcomes. It is equally useful for designing places and evaluating designs.
Each chapter outlines the key steps in designing or assessing a different type of development. All common types of urban development are addressed, from infill buildings to whole urban growth areas, residential to employment uses, and centres to public transport interchanges. For each development type, widely accepted urban design principles are explained, and 'rules of thumb' provided.
This practical handbook is liberally illustrated with diagrams, photos ... Read more
Essentials of Urban Design explains the fundamental concepts of urban design, providing the understanding and tools needed to achieve better design outcomes. It is equally useful for designing places and evaluating designs.
Each chapter outlines the key steps in designing or assessing a different type of development. All common types of urban development are addressed, from infill buildings to whole urban growth areas, residential to employment uses, and centres to public transport interchanges. For each development type, widely accepted urban design principles are explained, and 'rules of thumb' provided.
This practical handbook is liberally illustrated with diagrams, photos ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
CSIRO Publishing Australia
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Melbourne, Australia
ISBN
9780643108769
SKU
V9780643108769
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-2
About Mark Sheppard
Mark Sheppard is a practising urban designer. He has worked in the field since 1993, first in England and then in Australia, where he is Principal of David Lock Associates. Prior to that, Mark completed a Bachelor of Architecture at the University of Auckland, New Zealand and a Diploma and MA in Urban Design at Oxford Brookes University, UK. His ... Read more
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