The best way to learn about urban design is to study great cities
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Public space
Urbanism
New York
Urban fabric
Diagnosis

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Bell, M. (2020). The best way to learn about urban design is to study great cities. Journal of Traditional Building, Architecture and Urbanism, (1), 565–566. https://doi.org/10.51303/jtbau.vi1.381

Abstract

Colin Rowe is remembered having said that, aside from buildings, there are several scales of architecture, which includes both “micro-architecture like furniture and silverware, and macro-architecture like London and Paris… well maybe more Paris than London.” Space & Anti-Space: The Fabric of Place, City and Architecture, by Steven Peterson and Barbara Littenberg, is devoted to what Rowe called the “macro” scale, and this book adds an immense amount to understanding how to design at the scale of the city.

Steven Peterson and Barbara Littenberg. Space & Anti-Space: The Fabric of Place, City and Architecture. ORO Editions, 2020.

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