Urban Design

Book Overview

Highlights key issues in contemporary urban design through a discussion of its origins, current state, and future

Fifty years ago a landmark conference at Harvard University established urban design as a distinct architectural and planning practice. Today, with the world's urban population surpassing three billion people, urban design has become more crucial than ever. Indeed, the concerns that initially brought leading architects...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816656398
• ISBN13: 9780816656394
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"