Concise Townscape

1. Auflage 1961
ISBN: 978-0-7506-2018-5
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 200 Seiten, Format (B × H): 174 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 370 g

This book pioneered the concept of townscape. 'Townscape' is the art of giving visual coherence and organization to the jumble of buildings, streets and space that make up the urban environment. It has been a major influence on architects, planners and others concerned with what cities should look like.

Zielgruppe

Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cullen, Gordon

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Architekturtheorie
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Regional- & Raumplanung Stadtplanung, Kommunale Planung
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Städtebau, Stadtplanung (Architektur)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements; Introduction; Introduction to 1971 Edition; Casebook: Serial vision; Place; Content; The functional tradition; General Studies: Squares for all tastes; Cross as focal point; Closure; Line of life; Legs and wheels; Hazards; The floor; Prairie planning; Rule of thumb; Street lighting; Outdoor publicity; The wall; The English climate; Casebook precedents; Trees incorporated; Change of level; Here and there; Immediacy; Endpiece; Index

Über Autor(innen)

Gordon Cullen