Urban Design Cases in the United States

Author: Richard Marshall
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Publish Date: 2004-02-01
Features: Associate Professor Shajie Sha has studied and researched in Japan's Shibaura Institute of Technology and the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, participating in many design practices for urban renewal and transformation, and has conducted in-depth research on urban renewal design. Therefore, the compilation of this book is serious and rigorous, and is critical. As the compilers point out, urban design shapes the future of cities. By refining urban culture, designing physical environments, and creating urban lifestyles, it enhances the quality of urban life. Urban design is not just about form-making; cities are not just a link between urban planning and urban architecture. Urban design is the macro-conception and realization of urban development, a concrete advancement of macro-concepts. Professor Richard Marshall of the Harvard University Graduate School of Design and Associate Professor Shajie Sha of the School of Architecture and Urban Planning at Tongji University co-authored this book in Boston, reflecting the current state of urban design planning in the United States. The publication of this book coincides with Shanghai's preparation for the 2010 World Expo themed "Better City, Better Life," which holds certain academic and practical significance for the future development of Shanghai's city. Both authors are young scholars who have long been engaged in theoretical research and design practice. Professor Richard Marshall is the Director of the Urban Design Program at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. In 1999, he organized the International Conference on Post-Industrial Urban Waterfront Spaces, discussing waterfront spaces in cities such as Shanghai in China, Vancouver in Canada, Havana in Cuba, Genoa in Italy, Bilbao in Spain, San Francisco and Boston in the United States, and Las Palmas in the Canary Islands.