Life Between Buildings: Using Public Space
Autor Jan Gehlen Limba Engleză Paperback – 17 ian 2011
“. . .thoughtful, beautiful, and enlightening...”
—Jane Jacobs
“This book will have a lasting infl uence on the future quality of public open spaces. By helping us better understand the larger public life of cities, Life between Buildings can only move us toward more lively and healthy public places. Buy this book, fi nd a comfortable place to sit in a public park or plaza, begin reading, look around. You will be surprised at how you will start to see (and design) the world differently.”
—Landscape Architecture
—Jane Jacobs
“This book will have a lasting infl uence on the future quality of public open spaces. By helping us better understand the larger public life of cities, Life between Buildings can only move us toward more lively and healthy public places. Buy this book, fi nd a comfortable place to sit in a public park or plaza, begin reading, look around. You will be surprised at how you will start to see (and design) the world differently.”
—Landscape Architecture
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781597268271
ISBN-10: 1597268275
Pagini: 216
Ilustrații: halftones by p106, 115
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.4 kg
Ediția:Sixth Edition, Sixth Edition, Sixth Edition
Editura: Island Press
Colecția Island Press
ISBN-10: 1597268275
Pagini: 216
Ilustrații: halftones by p106, 115
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.4 kg
Ediția:Sixth Edition, Sixth Edition, Sixth Edition
Editura: Island Press
Colecția Island Press
Notă biografică
Jan Gehl is an architect and professor of urban design at the School of Architecture, Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen. He has been awarded the Sir Patrick Abercrombie Prize for exemplary contributions to town planning by the International Union of Architects as well as an honorary doctorate from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh.
Cuprins
Foreword
Chapter 1. Life Between Buildings
-Three Types of Outdoor Activities
-Outdoor Activities and Quality of Outdoor Space
-Outdoor Activities and Architectural Trends
-Life Between Buildings—in Current Social Situations
Chapter 2. Prerequisites for Planning
-Processes and Projects
-Senses, Communication, and Dimensions
-Life Between Buildings—A Process
Chapter 3. To Assemble or Disperse
-To Integrate or Segregate
-To Invite or Repel
-To Open Up or Close In
Chapter 4. Spaces for Walking, Places for Staying
-Spaces for Walking—Places for Staying
-Walking
-Standing
-Seeing, Hearing, and Talking
-A Pleasant Place in Every Respect
-Soft Edges
Bibliography
Illustration Credits
Index
Chapter 1. Life Between Buildings
-Three Types of Outdoor Activities
-Outdoor Activities and Quality of Outdoor Space
-Outdoor Activities and Architectural Trends
-Life Between Buildings—in Current Social Situations
Chapter 2. Prerequisites for Planning
-Processes and Projects
-Senses, Communication, and Dimensions
-Life Between Buildings—A Process
Chapter 3. To Assemble or Disperse
-To Integrate or Segregate
-To Invite or Repel
-To Open Up or Close In
Chapter 4. Spaces for Walking, Places for Staying
-Spaces for Walking—Places for Staying
-Walking
-Standing
-Seeing, Hearing, and Talking
-A Pleasant Place in Every Respect
-Soft Edges
Bibliography
Illustration Credits
Index
Descriere
“. . .thoughtful, beautiful, and enlightening...”
—Jane Jacobs
—Jane Jacobs
“This book will have a lasting infl uence on the future quality of public open spaces. By helping us better understand the larger public life of cities, Life between Buildings can only move us toward more lively and healthy public places. Buy this book, fi nd a comfortable place to sit in a public park or plaza, begin reading, look around. You will be surprised at how you will start to see (and design) the world differently.”
—Landscape Architecture