Urban Building Blocks
May 03, 2008
Cities and neighborhoods are composed of urban building blocks and a
knowledge of these elementary components is part of the basic equipment
of city planning. Study of these city building blocks represents a
first step toward understanding, and successfully developing, the built
structure of the city as a physical and social habitat.
This book provides an indispensable guide for urban planning
analysis and design. It helps readers understand the form and structure
of cities and neighborhoods, their functional conditions, and the
differentiation into private and public spheres, as well as the ways
they are networked into their surroundings. Basics Urban Building
Blocks covers the row, the block, the courtyard (the block in reverse),
the passageway, the line, the solitaire, the group, and the "shed". It
provides an accessible introduction to the larger spatial context of
the city.
Thorsten Bürklin & Michael Peterek
2008. 72 p. 54 illus. Softcover
ISBN: 978-3-7643-8460-9
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