Basic Principles of Urban Design: Space: Architecture: City

Author: (German) Schalhorn (Schalhorn/K.) / Schmalscheidt (Schmalscheidt/H.) / Chen Lijiang
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: The recreation of "civilized spaces" in urban architecture leads to a brand-new design concept. Spaces re-enter the visual field with their original design and shaping quality. This book elaborates on the pre-planning and arrangement of usage spaces according to purpose during the architectural design process. To derive the best design solutions, it explains how to make specialized and segmented choices, illustrated with numerous design cases. The city, as a system of spatial use, a combination of space and architectural styles, is at the center of both. To construct urban spaces, making them closely interconnected and integrated as functional elements into the urban system, this book outlines design standards and the scale of prescribed forms, using a wealth of examples, plans, and the authors' design concepts to illustrate. The recreation of "civilized spaces" in urban architecture leads to a brand-new design concept. Spaces re-enter the visual field with their original design and shaping quality. This book elaborates on the pre-planning and arrangement of usage spaces according to purpose during the architectural design process. To derive the best design solutions, it explains how to make specialized and segmented choices, illustrated with numerous design cases. The city, as a system of spatial use, a combination of space and architectural styles, is at the center of both. To construct urban spaces, making them closely interconnected and integrated as functional elements into the urban system, this book outlines design standards and the scale of prescribed forms, using a wealth of examples, plans, and the authors' design concepts to illustrate.