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Emerging Concepts in Urban Space Design
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Emerging Concepts in Urban Space Design
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Professor Geoffrey Broadbent
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:392 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 269,Width 210 |
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| Category/Genre | Art History |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780419161509
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| Classifications | Dewey:711.409 |
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| Audience | | Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly | | Professional & Vocational | |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Taylor & Francis Ltd
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| Imprint |
Spon Press
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| Publication Date |
7 December 1995 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Provides a clear analysis of the nature of today's design problems, identifying their causes in history and suggesting a basis for co-ordinated solutions. The author discusses "picturesque" and "formal" tendencies in modern architecture, relating them to parallels between philosophic thought and design theory through the ages.
Reviews"Geoffrey Broadbent ranks with Charles Jencks as the formost classifier of contemporary architectural isms collected from around the globe...a chronological encyclopedia of urban design." -"Building
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