- Paperback: 152 pages
- Publisher: Architectural Press; 1 edition (July 1 1985)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0750605669
- ISBN-13: 978-0750605663
- Product Dimensions: 29.7 x 20.8 x 0.9 cm
- Shipping Weight: 540 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #214,947 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'an important contribution to design as place making'
Environmental and Archtectural Phenomenology Newsletter
'Virtually everything in this book is highly relevant to the work of landscape architects tackling urban problems.'
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Environmental and Archtectural Phenomenology Newsletter
'Virtually everything in this book is highly relevant to the work of landscape architects tackling urban problems.'
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Clearly demonstrates the specific characteristics that make for comprehensible, friendly and controllable places; 'Responsive Environments' - as opposed to the alienating environments often imposed today. By means of sketches and diagrams, it shows how they may be designed in to places or buildings.
This is a practical book about architecture and urban design. It is most concerned with the areas of design which most frequently go wrong and impresses the idea that ideals alone are not enough. Ideals must be linked through appropriate design ideas to the fabric of the built environemnt itself. This book is a practical attempt to show how this can be done.
* Explore what is meant by the concept of a 'responsive environment'
* Illustrated step-by-step guide shows you how to achieve a 'responsive environment' in real-life design
This is a practical book about architecture and urban design. It is most concerned with the areas of design which most frequently go wrong and impresses the idea that ideals alone are not enough. Ideals must be linked through appropriate design ideas to the fabric of the built environemnt itself. This book is a practical attempt to show how this can be done.
* Explore what is meant by the concept of a 'responsive environment'
* Illustrated step-by-step guide shows you how to achieve a 'responsive environment' in real-life design
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The best urban design book i've read, Mar 1 2010
By Paul Anderson - Published on Amazon.com
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This book gets to the nuts and bolts of urban design. And it speaks of broad, but somewhat universal concepts that can be applied across a wide range of areas such as old cities of Europe to the suburbs of America. I'm just an American urban planning student, but I loved it, much more practical then some of the crap they teach us in school. Thanks to the authors
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Great practical book, Mar 27 2012
By Vicente Del Rio "Vicente del Rio, professor o... - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Responsive Environments (Paperback)
I have been teaching urban design (a lot of studios) for many years, and my students love this book. It is what it claims, a "manual", so it is easy to use: enough theory discussion to get you going, and many practical applications and methods. I know the authors from the time I was a masters student at Oxford Polytechnic (now Brooks University) where they teach (or used to), back in 1980/81 when they were starting to test some of the ideas in this book. Since I started teaching in the US I have used this book (the first edition) constantly with my students because the book still fills huge gaps in the literature. I have not seen the new edition but I hope the authors have updated the literature review, the case studies, and made the visuals a bit better. I highly recommend this book for students, faculty, and practitioners alike.
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