A New Theory of Urban Design (Center for Environmental Structure Series)

Alexander, Christopher/ Neis, Hajo/ Anninou, Artemis

Oxford University Press Inc（1988/02発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 272 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780195037531
• DDC分類 711.40979461

基本説明

90 linecuts, 20 halftones. In 1978, Chris Alexander and twelve of his graduate students set out to simulate the urban redesign of a high density part of San Francisco concurrently undergoing redevelopment.

Full Description

In this radical new look at the theory and practice of urban design, Christopher Alexander asks why our modern cities so often lack a sense of natural growth, and suggests a set of rules and guidelines by which we can inject that `organic' character back into our High Streets, buildings, and squares. At a time when so many of Britain's inner cities are undergoing, or are in need of, drastic renovation, Christopher Alexander's detailed account of his own experiments in urban-renewal in San Francisco makes thought-provoking reading.

Contents

INTRODUCTION
PART I. THEORY
1: The Idea of a Growing Whole
2: The Overriding Rule
3: The Seven Detailed Rules of Growth
PART II. EXPERIMENT
PART III. EVALUATION
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS