Squares: A Public Place Design Guide For Urbanists
Автор:Mark C. Childs Год: 2004 Издание: [не указанo] Страниц: 304 ISBN: 0826330037 Book DescriptionVital public places?squares, post office steps, playgrounds, street corners?are centers of joyful celebration, heartbroken communion, civic discussion, or for simply hanging out. Squares is intended to help designers, planners, public officials, students, developers, and community leaders understand the history and theories of public commons, elicit community dialogue and desires, respond to the natural and built environment, and design compelling places. Mark C. Childs contends that places built to support conviviality are critical components of a good town. He includes theory, brief case studies, and 126 design queries and discussions. These questions range from the general?"How can the life of the community be strengthened by the planning of a civic place?"?to the particular?"Is the place delightful on a Tuesday morning?" "What makes a good place for a rendezvous?" Childs explores the design implications of the automobile, electronic...
