TY  - BOOK
AU  - Thomas, Derek
TI  - Architecture and the urban environment : a vision for the new age
SN  - 0750654627
U1  - 711.4 
PY  - 2002///
CY  - Oxford,Amsterdam,New York etc
PB  - Architectural Press
N1  - CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS  7 INTRODUCTION  9 The Urban Habitat 19 A CANVAS FOR ARCHITECTURE 19 Universal cultural needs  19 Cultural needs and urban space  21 The urban ecosystem  24 Socio-spatial patterning  27 Movement corridors and destinations  32 Directions in Architecture37 Characterisation 37 Cultural Rhythms56 RESPONSE TO LIFESTYLE 56 Spaces that liberate  56 Sense of community 58 Optimum norms for shared streets64 Busy streets and pedestrians 64 Outdoor urban life  66 Security through the presence of others67 Territorial needs  69 Commercial opportunity  69 Space for information marketing and jobs  71 Recreational needs 73 Urban culture and natural regimes 74 Urban Design in Response 75 THE POTENTIAL CATALYST75 Urban spatial systems  77 Movement corridors  78 Meaningful urban space  80 URBAN DESIGN GUIDELINES 82 Public squares free of buildings 83 Shape and size criteria for public squares  84 Visual closure and visual order  86 Planned outdoor amenities  88 Places to linger  90 Controls on sun and wild 91 Pedestrian density in a public area 92 Pedestrians-only streets 95 The residential/public interface95 Pollution-free spaces  96 SENSE OF PLACE AND SPACE 98 A sense of neighbourhood100 Clusters 101 Common space  104 Personal space  104 OPTIMUM USER LEVELS  106 Sustainable density options106 The courtyard houses  106 Small stands 108 Density test criteria  110 URBAN IMPRINTS ON NATURAL REGIMES  111 Conserve ecological diversity  112 Biogeographical principles114 Offset geomorphic impacts 116 Sensory Attributes  121 PROPORTION AND SCALE  121 Proportion and aesthetics123 Human-related scale124 Movement affecting proportion and scale125 COLOUR AND TEXTURE  126 Colour terminology  128 Colour systems130 Modifying properties of texture  130 Notion of 'noticeable difference' 133 Architecture in Response  135 THE CONTEXTUAL EDGE  135 Active building fronts  136 Building edge design  137 Architectural protocol  138 Contemporary into traditional settings 139 Sense of place  141 Conservation  146 SUSTAINABLE DESIGN 148 Respect for the site152 Working with the climate  155 Checklist for energy-conserving design158 SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION 166 Minimise resource consumption  169 Maximise resource reuse and recyling  171 LANDSCAPING THE ENVIRONMENT  172 PROTECT THE NATURE ENVIRONMENT176 Conserve site biodiversity177 Permaculture - living design 177 HOLISM IN ARCHITECTURE DESIGN  178 End user and the design process  180 Green principles and techonology advance180 Sound aesthetic principles182 ORGANIC DESIGN IN ARCHITECTURE183 Fractal geometry  185 Fractal geomentry and architectural design189 On Environmental Economics 194 PROFIT THROUGH CONSERVATION  194 Blueprint for a green economy 197 APPLICATION OF ECONOMIC PRINCIPLES  206 The user-pays principles  206 The pay back principles208 The Timeless Way  212 Appendices214-219 Bibliography and Photographic Sources220-222 Index223-224
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