An accomplished architect and urbanist goes back to the roots of what
makes cities attractive and livable, demonstrating how we can restore
function and beauty to our urban spaces for the long term. Nearly
everything we treasure in the world’s most beautiful cities was
built over a century ago. Cities like Prague, Paris, and Lisbon draw
millions of visitors from around the world because of their exquisite
architecture, walkable neighborhoods, and human scale. Yet a great
deal of the knowledge and practice behind successful city planning has
been abandoned over the last hundred years—not because of traffic,
population growth, or other practical hurdles, but because of
ill-considered theories emerging from Modernism and reactions to it.
The errors of urban design over the last century are too great not to
question. The solutions being offered today—sustainability,
walkability, smart and green technologies—hint at what has been lost
and what may be regained, but they remain piecemeal and superficial.
In The Art of Classic Planning, architect and planner Nir Haim Buras
documents and extends the time-tested and holistic practices that held
sway before the reign of Modernism. With hundreds of full-color
illustrations and photographs that will captivate architects,
planners, administrators, and developers, The Art of Classic Planning
restores and revitalizes the foundations of urban planning. Inspired
by venerable cities like Kyoto, Vienna, and Venice, and by the great
successes of L’Enfant’s Washington, Haussmann’s Paris, and
Burnham’s Chicago, Buras combines theory and a host of examples to
arrive at clear guidelines for best practices in classic planning for
today’s world. The Art of Classic Planning celebrates the enduring
principles of urban design and invites us to return to building
beautiful cities.
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Building Beautiful and Enduring Communities
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780674272897
Publisert
2021
Utgiver
Vendor
Belknap Press
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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