Designing the CityA Guide For Advocates And Public Officials

Written in a clear and engaging style, Designing the City is a practical manual for improving the way communities are planned, designed, and built. It presents a wealth of information on design and decision-making, including advice on how citizens and activists can make their voices heard, and numerous examples of effective strategies for working with all parties involved in neighborhood and co…

Architektur und LernweltenPerspektiven für die Gestaltung

Dieser Sammelband bietet aus theoretischer Perspektive den Zusammenhang von Architektur und Lernwelten sowie die Möglichkeiten und Grenzen der Gestaltung in den einzelnen Bildungsbereichen unter Einbeziehung von beispielhaften Bauten. Dabei steht die Zusammenarbeit von Architektur und Pädagogik im Fokus und die Frage, wie Kommunikationsprozesse verbessert werden können. Diese Perspektiven er…

To Heal the EarthSelected Writings of Ian L. McHarg

Ian L. McHarg's landmark book Design with Nature changed the face of landscape architecture and planning by promoting the idea that the design of human settlements should be based on ecological principles. McHarg was one of the earliest and most influential proponents of the notion that an understanding of the processes that form landscapes should underlie design decisions. In To Heal the Eart…

Arquitectura moderna en Misiones, Argentina (1940-1965)Un plan integral: terr…

Las obras que forman parte de Arquitectura Moderna en Misiones (1953-1964) constituyen un aporte significativo desde varios puntos de vista. Desde lo histórico, son un resultado directo de la Provincialización en 1953; desde lo territorial-urbano, forman parte de un operativo integral único en el contexto nacional; desde lo arquitectónico, constituyen buenos ejemplos de adaptación a las pa…

Growing GreenerPutting Conservation Into Local Plans And Ordinances

Growing Greener is an illustrated workbook that presents a new look at designing subdivisions while preserving green space and creating open space networks. Randall Arendt explains how to design residential developments that maximize land conservation without reducing overall building density, thus avoiding the political and legal problems often associated with "down-zoning." The author offers…

Arquitectura y urbanismo sustentable

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Landscape Ecology Principles in Landscape Architecture and Land-Use Planning

Landscape ecology has emerged in the past decade as an important and useful tool for land-use planners and landscape architects. While professionals and scholars have begun to incorporate aspects of this new field into their work, there remains a need for a summary of key principles and how they might be applied in design and planning. This volume fills that need. It is a concise handbook that…

Living with BuildingsAnd Walking with Ghosts – On Health and Architecture

'A remarkable book; surprisingly gripping and often very moving ... at once disorientating and illuminating.' - Robert Macfarlane We shape ourselves, and are shaped in return, by the walls that contain us. Buildings affect how we sleep, work, socialise and even breathe. They can isolate and endanger us but they can also heal us. We project our hopes and fears onto buildings, while they absorb …

Managing Growth in America's Communities

Communities across the country are turning to the concept of "growth management" to help plan for the future, as they seek to control the location, impact, character and timing of development in order to balance environmental and economic needs and concerns. Managing Growth in America's Communities presents practical information about proven strategies, programs and techniques of growth managem…

AccesibilidadPersonas con discapacidad y diseño arquitectónico

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