Explaining and promoting a contextualist approach to the design of buildings in existing urban environments, this book analyzes issues at the heart of the current debate on modern town planning. The authors argue for the adoption of a contextual approach to creating townscapes. The systematic procedure they outline begins with advice on conducting a survey of the general location, before going on to consider the requirements of an individual site. A critical appraisal of development briefs is stressed and various methods for testing the impact of a development on its surroundings are suggested. The book is illustrated with examples taken from some 50 towns, supported by a detailed commentary.
- ISBN10 0713466774
- ISBN13 9780713466775
- Publish Date 5 March 1991 (first published 26 November 1987)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 12 July 2000
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Pavilion Books
- Imprint Batsford Ltd
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 126
- Language English