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Table of Contents

Preface Vi

Acknowledgments Ix

1 What Is Lost Space? 1

The Problem Of Urban Design Today 1

Lost Space Defined 3

The Causes 4

Redesigning Lost Space 18

2 Development Of Twentieth-Century Space 21

Functionalism 21

The Functionalist Grid 30

Critical Reactions 35

Physical Manifestations 37

3 Urban Space Precedents 60

Hard Space 61

Soft Space 86

4 Three Theories Of Urban Spatial Design 97

Figure-Ground Theory 98

Linkage Theory 106

Place Theory 112

5 Case Studies 125

Introduction 125

Case Study 1: Boston, Massachusetts 128

Case Study 2: Washington, D.C. 149

Case Study 3: Göteborg, Sweden 176

Case Study 4: Byker, Newcastle, England 208

6 Toward An Integrated Approach To Urban Design 219

Principles 220

The Designer’s Role 225

The Design Process 228

Toward The Year 2000 233

Notes 235

Bibliography 239

Index 242

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Publication Date: 01/06/1986
      ISBN13: 9780471289562, 978-0471289562
      ISBN10: 0471289566
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      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Table of Contents

      Preface Vi

      Acknowledgments Ix

      1 What Is Lost Space? 1

      The Problem Of Urban Design Today 1

      Lost Space Defined 3

      The Causes 4

      Redesigning Lost Space 18

      2 Development Of Twentieth-Century Space 21

      Functionalism 21

      The Functionalist Grid 30

      Critical Reactions 35

      Physical Manifestations 37

      3 Urban Space Precedents 60

      Hard Space 61

      Soft Space 86

      4 Three Theories Of Urban Spatial Design 97

      Figure-Ground Theory 98

      Linkage Theory 106

      Place Theory 112

      5 Case Studies 125

      Introduction 125

      Case Study 1: Boston, Massachusetts 128

      Case Study 2: Washington, D.C. 149

      Case Study 3: Göteborg, Sweden 176

      Case Study 4: Byker, Newcastle, England 208

      6 Toward An Integrated Approach To Urban Design 219

      Principles 220

      The Designer’s Role 225

      The Design Process 228

      Toward The Year 2000 233

      Notes 235

      Bibliography 239

      Index 242

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