The second edition of "The Urban Design Reader "draws together
the very best of classic and contemporary writings to illuminate
and expand the theory and practice of urban design. Nearly 50
generous selections include seminal contributions from Howard, Le
Corbusier, Lynch, and Jacobs to more recent writings by Waldheim,
Koolhaas, and Sorkin. Following the widespread success of the first
edition of "The Urban Design Reader," this updated edition
continues to provide the most important historical material of the
urban design field, but also introduces new topics and selections
that address the myriad challenges facing designers today.
The six part structure of the second edition guides the reader
through the history, theory and practice of urban design. The
reader is initially introduced to those classic writings that
provide the historical precedents for city-making into the
twentieth century. Part Two introduces the voices and ideas that
were instrumental in establishing the foundations of the urban
design field from the late 1950s up to the mid-1990s. These authors
present a critical reading of the design professions and offer an
alternative urban design agenda focused on vital and lively places.
The authors in Part Three provide a range of urban design
rationales and strategies for reinforcing local physical identity
and the creation of memorable places. These selections are largely
describing the outcomes of mid-century urban design and voicing
concerns over the placeless quality of contemporary urbanism. The
fourth part of the Reader explores key issues in urban design and
development. Ideas about sprawl, density, community health, public
space and everyday life are the primary focus here. Several new
selections in this part of the book also highlight important
international development trends in the Middle East and China. Part
Five presents environmental challenges faced by the built
environment professions today, including recent material on
landscape urbanism, sustainability, and urban resiliency. The final
part examines professional practice and current debates in the
field: where urban designers work, what they do, their roles, their
fields of knowledge and their educational development. The section
concludes with several position pieces and debates on the future of
urban design practice.
This book provides an essential resource for students and
practitioners of urban design, drawing together important but
widely dispersed writings. Part and section introductions are
provided to assist readers in understanding the context of the
material, summary messages, impacts of the writing, and how they
fit into the larger picture of the urban design field.
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