- Hardcover: 384 pages
- Publisher: Rizzoli (Oct 30 2003)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0847821862
- ISBN-13: 978-0847821860
- Product Dimensions: 23.7 x 3.9 x 31.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 2.5 Kg
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #312,229 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Patterned on The American Vitruvius: An Architect's Handbook of Civic Art (1922), one of the most successful and well-known architecture books ever published, The New Civic Art, with all new text for hundreds of entries and 1200 new illustrations, exemplifies the very best contemporary urban planning and town design schemes. This entirely new book updates and thoroughly details the most important recent trends in civic architecture and planning. The massive, encyclopedic display, drawn from over 130 international sources, has been carefully selected for use not only by trained professionals but also for skilled amateurs involved in the shaping of cities and the built environment. Numerous examples culled from the works of such notable architects as Arata Isozaki, Frank Gehry, Robert A.M. Stern, Rob Krier, and many others cover all aspects of the environment, from the larger regional concerns down to details of the private realm.
About the Author
Andres Duany, an architect and leading authority in the field, is co-author of Rizzoli's Towns and Townmaking Principles.
Robert Alminana is an architect with Duany Plater-Zyberk and Company and lectures on design at the University of Miami.
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A Perfect Sequel,
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This review is from: The New Civic Art: Elements of Town Planning (Hardcover)
If you don't have the first Civic Art, originally published in the twenties, you ought to buy it immediately. Having said that, this book is reiterates many of the same ideas, principles, and messages of the first Civc Art, but from a perspective including all of the developements (and learning from all of the problems) introduced into urban design in the last 80 years. It should be in the library of every architect and of those interested in architecture and urban design. I couldn't recommend it more highly.
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A Perfect Sequel,
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This review is from: The New Civic Art: Elements of Town Planning (Hardcover)
If you don't have the first Civic Art, originally published in the twenties, you ought to buy it immediately. Having said that, this book is reiterates many of the same ideas, principles, and messages of the first Civc Art, but from a perspective including all of the developements (and learning from all of the problems) introduced into urban design in the last 80 years. It should be in the library of every architect and of those interested in architecture and urban design. I couldn't recommend it more highly.
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An Urban Planning Classic,
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This review is from: The New Civic Art: Elements of Town Planning (Hardcover)
The New Civic Art is simply the best reference book available on the art and science of urban planning. Its encyclopedic nature provides an invaluable reference for those practicing in the field or those simply interested in the underlying principles and their application to communities and cities across the country. While providing minimal "textbook" style narrative, the book is arranged in a series of 2,000+ entries illustrating the core theories of new urbanism and its historical predecessors. Each entry is accompanied by a concise description and context upon which to view the example. Needless to say, one could spend a lifetime working through and analyzing the content of this massive volume. And on the other hand, it's a very pleasurable book to simply flip through and enjoy the tremendous variety of perspectives represented.
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Essential for urban designers, planners and architects!,
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This review is from: The New Civic Art: Elements of Town Planning (Hardcover)
This book beautifully builds upon the foundation of Hegeman & Peets' Civic Art. Andres Duany is a master at organizing elements of urban design and town planning into this sort of encyclopedia that is easily understood and usable by planners and designers.
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