The American Vitruvius
Author : Werner Hegemann
Publisher :
Page : 618 pages
File Size : 37,50 MB
Release : 1922
Category : Art, Municipal
ISBN :
Author : Werner Hegemann
Publisher :
Page : 618 pages
File Size : 37,50 MB
Release : 1922
Category : Art, Municipal
ISBN :
Author : Werner Hegemann
Publisher :
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 17,17 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Architecture
ISBN :
"American Vitruvius: an Architects' Handbook of Civic Art. At the end of the second decade of this [the twentieth] century, Werner Hegemann, a German-born urban planning theorist and practitioner, and Elbert Peets, a young American recently graduated from Harvard University's School of Landscape Architecture, joined together in Wisconsin in a professional partnership. The association of these two students of American urbanism culminated in 1922 with The American Vitruvius: an Architects' Handbook of Civic Art, a critical text that played an essential role in the definition and promotion of modern American city planning. American Vitruvius offers the reader an atlas of design solutions and advocates a humanistic, as well as rational, development of the urban environment. Princeton Architectural Press has reprinted the entire original text including the book's 1203 plates. These illustrations consist of plans, elevations, and perspective views of both European and American cities, spanning in date from the Renaissance to the twentieth century. The republication of this volume suggests the relevance of Hegemann and Peets' approach for contemporary city planning. Today, in the midst of an era responding to the de-humanization of the city, American Vitruvius offers a reconciliation of artistic aspects of civic art with scientific theory of city planning -- the authors insist upon a city that allows its residents both pleasure and freedom of expression"--Front flap.
Author : Andres Duany
Publisher : Rizzoli International Publications
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 40,77 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780847821860
This book updates and thoroughly details the most important recent trends in civic architecture and planning, but does not limit itself to this; time-honored precedents, in some cases centuries old, are referenced. This massive, encyclopedic display, drawn from over 200 international sources, has been carefully selected for use not only by trained professionals but for everyone 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 large regional concerns down to details of the private realm.
Author : Ray Gindroz
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 47,16 MB
Release : 2002-12-31
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780393731064
Based on Urban Design Associates’ in-house training procedures, this unique handbook details the techniques and working methods of a major urban design and planning firm. Covering the process from basic principles to developed designs, the book outlines the range of project types and services that urban designers can offer and sets out a set of general operating guidelines and procedures for: Developing a master plan, including techniques for engaging citizens in the design process and technical analysis to evaluate the physical form of the neighborhood, centered on a design charrette with public participation; Preparing a pattern book to guide residential construction in a new traditional town, including the documentation of architectural and urban precedents in a form that can be used by architects and builders; Implementing contextual architectural design, including methods of applying the essential qualities of traditional architecture in many styles to modern programs and construction techniques. This invaluable guide offers an introductory course in urbanism as well as an operations manual for architects, planners, developers, and public officials.
Author : Werner Hegemann
Publisher :
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 39,45 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Art, Municipal
ISBN : 9783528087401
Author : Nathan Glazer
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 23,58 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Art, Municipal
ISBN : 0029118115
Author : Quentin Pickard
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 41,88 MB
Release : 2008-04-30
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0470695447
The Architects' Handbook provides a comprehensive range of visual and technical information covering the great majority of building types likely to be encountered by architects, designers, building surveyors and others involved in the construction industry. It is organised by building type and concentrates very much on practical examples. Including over 300 case studies, the Handbook is organised by building type and concentrates very much on practical examples. It includes: · a brief introduction to the key design considerations for each building type · numerous plans, sections and elevations for the building examples · references to key technical standards and design guidance · a comprehensive bibliography for most building types The book also includes sections on designing for accessibility, drawing practice, and metric and imperial conversion tables. To browse sample pages please see http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/architectsdata
Author : C. W. Fentress
Publisher : Oro Editions
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 15,99 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780982622605
This monograph spans the 30-year history of the Denver-based firm Fentress Architects and examines the creative working process, tracing artistic influences and references to fashion, poetry, music, dance, and related disciplines.
Author : Charles Bohl
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 11,48 MB
Release : 2009-06-02
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1135234736
These essays, from leading names in the field, weave together the parallels and differences between the past and present of civic art. Offering prospects for the first decades of the twenty-first century, the authors open up a broad international dialogue on civic art, which relates historical practice to the contemporary meaning of civic art and its application to community building within today’s multi-cultural modern cities. The volume brings together the rich perspectives on the thought, practice and influence of leading figures from the great era of civic art that began in the nineteenth century and blossomed in the early twentieth century as documented in the works of Werner Hegemann and his contemporaries and considered fundamental to contemporary practice.
Author : Bettina Bauerfiend
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 30,16 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 3643901313
"This publication offers an oversight of a wide variety of topics that are relevant when discussing urban design in Berlin and Shanghai; topics reflection what has taken place and what has been produced within the last five years of the Dual Urban Design Master Program between the two metropolis of Shanghai and Berlin"--Back cover.