New American urbanism : re-forming the suburban metropolis / John A. Dutton.

Main entry:

Dutton, John A.

Title & Author:

New American urbanism : re-forming the suburban metropolis / John A. Dutton.

Publication:

Description:

223 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm

Series:

Skira architecture library

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Ch. 1. Critique and Response -- Ch. 2. Methodologies and Practices -- Ch. 3. Typology and Urban Design -- Ch. 4. Codes and Conventions -- Ch. 5. Insertions, Deletions, Edits: Retrofitting Suburbs and Cities -- Ch. 6. New Towns and their fragments -- Case Studies -- Lexicon of the New Urbanism, 1999 Duany Plater-Zyberk and Co -- Region 2040, 1994 Calthorpe Associates -- Charleston Downtown Plan, 1999 Urban Strategies -- Alvarado Transportation Center, 1999 Moule & Polyzoides Architects and Urbanists -- Karow Nord Master Plan, 1998 Moore Ruble Yudell -- Dos Rios Master Plan, 1997 (Duany Plater-Zyberk and Co.); Dos Rios Compound (Caruncho, Martinez & Alvarez). App. Charter of the New Urbanism.
Also issued online.

Summary:

This book reviews the recent resurgence of town and urban design in America, with particular attention to the return to traditional forms of urbanism and building conventions.

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ISBN:

8881187418 (paperback)
9788881187416 (paperback)

Subject:

City planning United States.
Architecture and society United States.
Architecture United States History 20th century.
Suburbs United States Planning.
Architecture États-Unis 20e siècle.
Architecture et société États-Unis.
Banlieues États-Unis Planification.
Urbanisme États-Unis.
Architecture États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle.
Architecture
Architecture and society
City planning
Suburbs Planning
Stadtentwicklung
Stadtplanung
Städtebau
Siedlungsplanung
Offene Bauweise
Vorort
Suburbs United States.
United States
USA

Form/genre:

History

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Skira architecture library.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 215090
Call No.: NA44.D981.A35 2000
Status: Available

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