What is the relevance of the Chandigarh experiment today? Written by an esteemed scholar and former resident of the city, this fascinating book reevaluates ...
The enormous increase of urbanization characterizing the 20th century often overlays the architectural approaches that took place when cities were founded and continue to ...
The problems created by metropolitanization have become increasingly apparent. Attempts to limit growth, disperse populations and plan neighbourhoods have been largely unsuccessful. Strategies are ...
Patrick Geddes is considered a forefather of the modern urban planning movement. This boook studies the various, and even opposing ways, in which Geddes ...
City Building is organized into three parts. Part 1 examines the past and defines the current practice of city building, addressing its shortcomings and ...
Best defined as the art of shaping the built environment, urban design seeks to understand and analyze the variety of forces'social, economic, cultural, legal, ...