9781138085657-1138085650-Urban Design: The Composition of Complexity

Urban Design: The Composition of Complexity

ISBN-13: 9781138085657
ISBN-10: 1138085650
Edition: 2
Author: Ron Kasprisin
Publication date: 2019
Publisher: Routledge
Format: Paperback 328 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781138085657
ISBN-10: 1138085650
Edition: 2
Author: Ron Kasprisin
Publication date: 2019
Publisher: Routledge
Format: Paperback 328 pages

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Urban Design: The Composition of Complexity (ISBN-13: 9781138085657 and ISBN-10: 1138085650), written by authors Ron Kasprisin, was published by Routledge in 2019. With an overall rating of 4.5 stars, it's a notable title among other Drafting & Presentation (Architecture, Landscape, Technology, Philosophy, Urban Planning & Development, Social Sciences) books. You can easily purchase or rent Urban Design: The Composition of Complexity (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Drafting & Presentation books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.65.

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Urban design is a process of establishing a structural order within human settlements; responding to dynamic emergent meanings and functions in a constant state of flux. The planning/design process is complex due to the myriad of ongoing (urban) organizational and structural relationships and contexts. This book reconnects the process with outcomes on the ground, and puts thinking about design back at the heart of what planners do. Mixing accessible theory, practical examples and carefully designed exercises in composition from simple to complex settings, Urban Design is an essential textbook for classrooms and design studios across the full spectrum of planning and urban studies fields. Filled with color illustrations and graphics of excellent projects, it gives students tools to enable them to sketch, draw, design and, above all, think.

This new edition remains focused on instructing the student, professional and layperson in the elements and principles of design composition, so that they can diverge from conventional and packaged solutions in pursuit of a meaningful and creative urbanism. This edition builds upon established design principles and encourages the student in creative ways to depart from them as appropriate in dealing with the complexity of culture, space and time dynamics of cities. The book identifies the elements and principles of compositions and explores compositional order and structure as they relate to the meaning and functionality of cities. It discusses new directions and methods, and outlines the importance of both buildings and the open spaces between them.

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