The Language of Towns and Cities [Idioma Inglés]: A Visual Dictionary - Hardcover

Thadani, Dhiru A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0847834867 ISBN 13: 9780847834860

Verlag: Rizzoli, 2010

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'The dictionary's entries consist of urban terms, hundreds of photographs, case studies of places, some key figures from the history of architecture and planning, diagrams, maps, sample pages from pattern books and cartoons. Many of these, such as a small entry on geometry with simple but effective diagrams, will be useful to both students and professionals. Another effective entry is devoted to what Gordon Cullen termed "anticipation" - the counterpoint between the known and unknown in a street.' --Icon, June 2011

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The final word on the language of urban planning and design. The Language of Towns & Cities is a landmark publication that clarifies the language by which we talk about urban planning and design. Everyday words such as "avenue," "boulevard," "park," and "district," as well as less commonly used words and terms such as "sustainability," "carbon-neutral," or "Bilbao Effect" are used with a great variety of meanings, causing confusion among citizens, city officials, and other decision-makers when trying to design viable neighborhoods, towns, and cities. This magnificent volume is the fruit of more than a decade of research and writing in an effort to ameliorate this situation. Abundantly illustrated with over 2,500 photographs, drawings, and charts, The Language of Towns & Cities is both a richly detailed glossary of more than seven hundred words and terms commonly used in architecture and urban planning, and a compendium of great visual interest. From "A" and "B" streets to Zero Lot and Zeitgeist, the book is at once comprehensive and accessible. An essential work for architects, urban planners, students of design, and all those interested in the future of towns and cities, this is destined to become a classic in its field.. NOTA: El libro no está en español, sino en inglés.

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• Verlag: Rizzoli
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0847834867
• ISBN 13: 9780847834860
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 781