Title & Author:

The Mayors' Institute : excellence in city design / National Endowment for the Arts, the Mayors' Institute on City Design ; James S. Russell, editor ; Mark Robbins, series editor.

Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Endowment for the Arts ; New York : Princeton Architectural Press, ©2002.

Description:

124 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 21 cm.

Series:

NEA series on design

Notes:
The history of the Mayors' Institute / Christine Saum -- How to use the Mayors' Institute on city design / Robert Campbell -- The disciplines / James S. Russell. The design professions ; The architect ; The landscape architect ; The urban designer ; The urban planner ; The artist -- The elements. The "civitas" of seeing / Richard Sennett ; Great streets / Allan Jacobs ; Elements of success in downtown revitalization / Donovan D. Rypkema ; Civil engineering for cities / James S. Russell ; Making a place for housing / James S. Russell ; Life at the water's edge / James S. Russell -- The tools. Rules for designing cities / Alex Krieger ; Design competitions / Rosalie Genevro ; Community workshops / James S. Russell.
Also available via Internet from the NEA web site.

Resources:
Publisher description

ISBN:

1568983778
9781568983776

Subject:

Mayors' Institute on City Design History.
Mayors' Institute on City Design
Public architecture United States.
Public spaces United States.
City planning United States.
Urban beautification United States.
Architecture publique États-Unis.
Espaces publics États-Unis.
City planning
Public architecture
Public spaces
Urban beautification
United States
Public spaces United States 1980-2010.
City planning United States 1980-2010.
Urban beautification United States 1980-2010.

Form/genre:

History

Added entries:

Russell, James S., 1952-
Robbins, Mark, 1956-
Mayors' Institute on City Design.
NEA series on design.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 225092
Call No.: NA9105 .M3 2002
Status: Available