Urban Design Aesthetics

Author: Xu Suning (Compiler)
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: This book provides a concise overview of classical and modern aesthetics, offering an in-depth yet accessible introduction to fundamental aesthetic issues from perspectives such as the nature of beauty, the state of aesthetic research, and various schools of thought. It then conducts a historical analysis of the history of urban design aesthetics, summarizing and evaluating the morphological characteristics, design ideas, and aesthetic roles of cities in each historical period using descriptive methods. From a genuine and objective standpoint, it evaluates the theories and ideas of urban design in each historical stage from philosophical, sociological, and aesthetic perspectives, as well as the historical, philosophical, and aesthetic views they reflect. Furthermore, it applies the basic principles and methods of aesthetics to conduct aesthetic analysis and description of urban forms. It separately discusses the concept of morphological aesthetics, the scope of urban design aesthetics, the relationship between aesthetic perception, aesthetic imagery, aesthetic judgment, and urban forms, as well as the aesthetic issues in urban form aesthetics. This book is suitable for students and faculty of architecture and urban planning in higher education institutions, urban administrators, and professionals engaged in related fields.