Understanding Cities: Method in Urban Design

by Alexander Cuthbert

Book Overview

For too long urban design has been seen as a subsidiary to architecture and urban planning, sitting somewhere between the two without establishing itself as a field of study in its own right. This book sets out to challenge that assumption and establish a comprehensive framework for restructuring urban design knowledge. Cuthbert builds upon the base of his previous works, Designing Cities and The Form of Cities, in this thought-provoking book.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415608236
• ISBN13: 9780415608237
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.7" x 9.6"