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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 728.370973
EAN num: 9780393731347
ISBN number: 0393731340
Label: W. W. Norton & Company
Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 208
Printing Date: August 23, 2004
Publishing house: W. W. Norton & Company
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Documents the revival of the traditional architectural pattern book as a means of implementing urban design. From the firm that produced The Urban Design Handbook comes a practical guide to developing and using pattern books—a tradition stretching back to Vitruvius and Palladio, and the source of many beautiful houses—to design neighborhoods today. It describes techniques and working methods for contemporary development and construction processes. 200 colour illustrations.
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Most of us like architectural books because we think, or possibly just dream of building our own ULTIMATE house. Here, however, is a book not on building a house, but on building an entire neighborhood.
It starts with a bit of history, the pattern books written in roman times. It brings them up to date with a survey of several American neighborhoods dating from turn of the century times. And finally it goes on to show what the authors have done as they designed blocks, sub-divisions and the like. It is intended to show what can be done to replace the common cookie cutter houses common in recent developments. It is a fascinating book that leads to thinking.
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