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Provides a contemporary road map for designing or completing the fragmented communities of today. Illustrated throughout with original drawings, explains theories on classical and vernacular urbanism and architecture, while providing practical design guidelines for creating livable towns. Includes d...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Krier, Léon
Other Authors: Thadani, Dhiru A., Hetzel, Peter J.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, DC : Island Press, ©2009.
Subjects:
Architecture and society.
Architecture > Human factors.
Architecture > Philosophy.
City planning > Philosophy.
Architecture et société.
Architecture > Facteurs humains.
Architecture > Philosophie.
architectural theory.
ARCHITECTURE > Urban & Land Use Planning.
Architecture and society
Architecture > Human factors
Architecture > Philosophy
City planning > Philosophy
Architektur
Gesellschaft
Städtebau
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Aspects of modernity
  • Nature of the architectural object
  • Critique of a modernist ideology
  • Prospects for a new urbanism
  • The polycentric city of urban communities
  • Washington DC: An unfinished canvas
  • The modernity of traditional architecture
  • Universal usefulness of modern craft industry or the fourth industrial revolution
  • The architectural tuning of settlements
  • Drawing to reality
  • Afterwords.

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