Designing Cities: Basics, Principles, Projects

Urban design is based on planning and
design principles that need to meet functional demands on the one hand,
but on the other hand bring the design elements together into a
distinctive whole. The basic compositional principles are, for the most
part, timeless. Designing Cities examines the most important
design and presentation principles of urban design, using historical
examples and contemporary international competition entries designed by
practices including Foster + Partners, KCAP Architects & Planners,
MVRDV, and OMA. At the core of the publication is the question of how
the projects were designed and what methods and tools were available to
the designer: such as parametric design, in which variable parameters
automatically influence the design and provide a range of possible
solutions.

• Tools for urban design
• Current projects and award-winning competition entries by renowned international practices
• A textbook for students and a practical design aid for practicing architects and planners

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Birkhauser
Published: 12/09/2022
ISBN: 9783035626124
Pages: 360