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Art of Building a Garden City, The: Designing new communities for the 21st Century


Art of Building a Garden City, The: Designing new communities for the 21st Century

Paperback by Henderson, Kate; Lock, Katy; Ellis, Hugh

Art of Building a Garden City, The: Designing new communities for the 21st Century

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ISBN:
9781859466209
Publication Date:
1 Jul 2017
Language:
English
Publisher:
RIBA Publishing
Pages:
240 pages
Format:
Paperback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 27 - 29 May 2024
Art of Building a Garden City, The: Designing new communities for the 21st Century

Description

The Art of Building a Garden City is a well-researched guide to the history of the garden city movement and the delivery of a new generation of communities for the 21st Century. Bringing together key findings from the TCPA's campaign work, and drawing on lessons from the first garden cities, the new towns programme and other large-scale developments, it identifies what steps need to be taken in order to deliver the highest standards of design and placemaking today. Written by the leading authority on Garden Cities and New Towns Extremely topical within the context of the housing crisis and debate over quality housing The only book on garden cities to combine academic analysis with practical guidance. Internationally relevant - includes international case studies and is a popular global topic. Formatted in full-colour with attractive images and diagrams (unlike other titles on this topic).

Contents

About the Authors Acknowledgements Sponsors Foreword Introduction Part One Chapter One: Land and Freedom Chapter Two: The Garden Cities Chapter Three: New Town Utopia Chapter Four: From New Towns to Eco Towns Chapter Five: Today's Challenges Chapter Six: The Modern Politics of Garden Cities Part Two Chapter Seven: The Garden City Principles Chapter Eight: Location and Consent Chapter Nine: Finance and Delivery Chapter Ten: Long Term Stewardship Chapter Eleven: Design and Placemaking Chapter Twelve: Climate and Energy Chapter Thirteen: Homes for All Chapter Fourteen: Art and Culture Conclusion Index Credits & Acknowledgements

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