216 Pages
    by Routledge

    216 Pages
    by Routledge

    The last decade has seen the rise of urban design which has taken a central position in the new agendas for urban regeneration and renaissance. Urban design has moved from marginality to mainstream. The principles espoused by urban designers over the past thirty years are now accepted as key to a better urban environment and as we move towards greater sustainability, different ideas are emerging that are challenging some of the accepted urban design norms; urban design is at a watershed.

    Urban Design Futures presents essays from an international cast of authors to review progress and explore emerging ideas: should urban design reflect the future rather than recreate the past? What are the new driving forces that will shape urban living and hence urban design in the future? This book explores new concepts and points the way towards a series of urban design paradigms for the twenty-first century.

    Introduction, Malcolm Moor  Part I: Urban Design Comes of Age: The Bigger Picture  1. Territories of Urban Design, Alex Krieger  2. Globalising Urban Design, Tony Lloyd-Jones  3. It’s Sprawl, But It’s MY Sprawl, Harriet Tregoning  4. The ART of city building, David Rudlin  5. Civitas: Traditional Urbanism in Contemporary Practice, Paul Murrain  6. The Planning System and the Delivery of Design Quality, John Punter  Part II: Connecting Social Spaces: Creating the Public Realm  7. Life, Spaces, Buildings – And in Said Order, Please, Jan Gehl  8. The Insecurity of Urbanism, Tim Stonor  9. The Street, Adriaan Geuze  10. Asian Commercialism and the Discovery of Place: The Lan Kwai Fong Story, Alex Lui  11. The Social Dimension of Urban Design, Ken Worpole  12. Men Shouldn’t Decide Everything: Women and the Public Realm, Mardie Townsend  13. Post Modern Movement: The Inscribed City, Alain Cousseran  14. Animal Urbanism and Homeopathic Architecture, Lucien Kroll  Part III: Sustainability Through Technology: Creating New Typologies  15. What is the ‘New Ordinary’?, Bill Dunster  16. A Vertical Theory of Urban Design, Ken Yeang  Part IV: Networks Expand Choice: New Frameworks for Urbanism  17. The Brand New Authentic Retail Experience: The Commercialization of Urban Design, Richard Rees   18. Place, Experience, Movement, Andrew Cross  19. Lower Lea Valley Olympic and Legacy Masterplans, Jason Prior  20. Giving Meaning to the Experience Economy, John Worthington  21. Ground Zero, Thom Mayne  22. Conclusion: Urban Design Futures, Jon Rowland  Index

    Biography

    Moor, Malcolm; Rowland, Jon

    'The urban design primer of the year ... This is a book covering the richness of the urban design debate with ideas ranging from the inspiring to the absolutely barmy – It is a vital introductory read for students of urban design and a valuable pot pourri of the current urban design debate.' – Green Places

    'The value of this collection ... is that it does not limit itself to recount what is but to challenge established orthodoxies – including those of existing urban designers.' – Urban Design