| Description |
200 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, plans ; 23 x 29 cm |
| Contents |
Essay. Building the legible city -- Section One. Classic districts -- Classic districts key map -- District views -- Classic district comparison chart -- Classic districts scale comparison -- Shopping/working districts -- Country Club Plaza, Kansas City, Missouri -- Highland Park Village, Dallas -- Mizner Park, Boca Raton, Florida -- Reston Town Center, Reston, Virginia -- State Street, Santa barbara, California -- Westwood Village, los Angeles -- Worth Avenue, Palm Beach, Florida -- Transit villages -- Forest Hills Gardens, Queens, New York -- Market Square, Lake Forest, Illinois -- Shaker Square, Cleveland -- New communities -- Celebration, Florida -- Coral Gables, Florida -- Malaga Cove, Palos Verdes Estates, California -- Mariemont, Ohio -- Summary findings -- |
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Section Five. Places -- Places: configurations -- Passages: configurations -- Places key map -- Spatial enclosures / places dimensions -- Places scale comparison -- Americana at Brand, Glendale, California -- Edgemar, Santa Monica, California -- The Grove, Los Angeles -- L.A. Live, Los Angeles -- One Colorado, Pasadena, California -- Via Rodeo, Beverly Hills, California -- Summary findings -- Conclusion |
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Section Four. Shopping streets -- Shopping streets: configurations -- Relationship to arterial -- Typical section -- 'Zoned' sidewalk -- Outdoor dining options -- Shopping streets key map -- Spatial enclosure / street dimensions -- Shopping streets scale comparison -- Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena, California -- Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills, California -- Third Street Promenade, Santa Monica, California -- Venice Boardwalk, Venice, California -- Summary findings -- |
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Section Three. Squares, greens and parks -- Public spaces scale comparison -- Squares: essential characteristics -- Greens: essential characteristics -- Parks: essential characteristics -- Squares, greens and parks key map -- Spatial enclosure -- Public space scale comparison -- Squares -- Southlake Town Square Park, Southlake, Texas -- Southlake Town Square Plaza, Southlake, Texas -- Victoria Gardens, Rancho Cucamonga, California -- Jamison Square, Portland, Oregon -- Legacy Town Center, Plano, Texas -- Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland, Oregon -- Pershing Square, Los Angeles -- Union Square, San Francisco -- Belmar Town Center, Lakewood, Colorado -- Campus Martius, Detroit -- Post Office Square, Boston -- Santana Row, San Jose, California -- Maguire Gardens, Los Angeles -- Rockefeller Center, New York -- Times Square, New York -- Greens -- Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle -- Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco -- Addison Circle Park, Addison, Texas -- Union Square, New York -- Bryant Park, New York -- Parks -- Bellevue Downtown Park, Bellevue, Washington -- Centennial Olympic Park, Atlanta -- Millennium Park, Chicago -- Boston Public Garden, Boston -- Charts -- Summary findings -- |
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Section Two. Mixed use districts -- Mixed use districts key map -- District views -- Figure ground -- Circulation/block size -- Land-use mix -- Commercial footprint -- Residential mix -- Open space network -- Charts -- Summary findings -- |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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City planning -- United States -- Case studies.
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City planning -- United States -- Pictorial works.
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City planning -- United States.
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Public spaces -- United States -- Case studies.
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Public spaces -- United States -- Pictorial works.
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Sustainable urban development -- United States -- Case studies.
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Sustainable urban development -- United States.
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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Illustrated works.
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| Author |
Nagle, Kurt, author
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| ISBN |
1932364714 (paperback) |
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1932364722 (hardback) |
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9781932364712 (paperback) |
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9781932364729 (hardback) |
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