WW Norton & Co Urban Design Handbook: Techniques and Working Methods Second Edition

The Pittsburgh design firm shares their approach to designing traditional mixed-income neighborhoods, downtowns, waterfront districts, new villages, and large-scale visions for metropolitan areas. The UDA approach encourages input from all stakeholder groups, considers multiple elements of the environment simultaneously, and communicates the design through a master report, pattern books, and drawings. Each chapter ends with a case study illustrated with color drawings and photographs. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) The go-to guide for the practice of sustainable urbanism, updated to include new case studies and analytic tools. This invaluable guide, brought up to date in its revised edition, offers an introductory course in urbanism and provides an operations manual for architects, planners, developers, and public officials. Based on Urban Design Associates’ in-house training procedures, this unique handbook details the techniques and working methods of a major urban design and architecture firm. Covering the process from basic principles to developed designs, the book outlines the range of project types and services that urban designers can offer and sets out general operating guidelines and procedures for: developing master plans, including techniques for engaging citizens in the design process and technical analysis to evaluate the physical form of regions, cities, and neighborhoods; preparing implementation tools such as pattern books, form-based codes, and design guidelines to guide the development of projects throughout the life of construction; implementing contextual architectural design, including methods of designing culturally and environmentally appropriate buildings that reinforce the urban design intent within specific areas of the master plan. Autorid: Urban Design Associates