New City Spaces - Hardcover

Gehl, Jan; Gemzoe, Lars

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 8774072935 ISBN 13: 9788774072935

Verlag: Danish Architectural Pr, 2008

Inhaltsangabe

This book presents an overview of the developments in the use and planning of public spaces, and offers a detailed description of 9 cities and 39 selected public space projects from all parts of the World. During the past 25 years, urban space and city life has undergone significant changes. The aim of this book is to provide an overview of this development as well as a detailed presentation of architectonically interesting cities and urban projects from five continents. The book presents nine cities a.o.; Barcelona, Lyon, Strassbourg, Freiburg, Copenhagen, Portland in the USA, Melbourne in Australia and Curitiba and Cordova in South America. On top of that there are 39 selected urban projects from all over the world. Cities as well as urban projects are described with plans, overview maps and illustrations.

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Reseña del editor

The upsurge in interest in public spaces and public life over the past twenty five years has generated an impressive array of city plans, public space strategies, and designs. This book presents an overview of this development and provides a detailed description of architecturally interesting and inspiring public space strategies and projects from all over the world. Nine cities with notable public
space strategies were selected for special review: Barcelona, Lyon, Strasbourg, Freiburg, and Copenhagen in Europe, Portland in North America, Curitiba and Cordoba in South America, and Melbourne in Australia. In addition, thirty nine international public space projects are presented and discussed. Drawings, plans and photographs illustrate city strategies and public space projects in detail.

Biografía del autor

Jan Gehl is an architect and professor of urban design at the School of Architecture, Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen. He has been awarded the Sir Patrick Abercrombie Prize for exemplary contributions to town planning by the International Union of Architects as well as an honorary doctorate from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh.Lars Gemzøe is an architect and senior lecturer in urban design at the School of Architecture, Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and at DIS, Denmark’s International Study Program in Copenhagen.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Danish Architectural Pr
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
• ISBN 10: 8774072935
• ISBN 13: 9788774072935
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Sprache: Englisch
• Auflage: 3
• Anzahl der Seiten: 263