Urban Design: The American ExperienceA reference text for architects, designers, city planners, and students in these fields, placing social and environmental concerns within the context of American history. It returns the focus of urban design to the creation of a better world, evaluating the efforts of designers who apply knowledge about the environment and people to the creation of livable, enjoyable, even inspirational built worlds. Thoroughly illustrated in bandw. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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URBAN DESIGN IN CONTEXT | 13 |
URBAN DESIGN TODAY | 14 |
The Nature of the Environment | 29 |
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