Urban
transformation : transit oriented development and the sustainable city / Ronald
A. Altoon, James C. Auld
Images, Mulgrave, Victoria : 2011
192 p. : il., planos
ISBN 9781864704570
Materias:
Biblioteca Sbc Aprendizaje A-725.3 URB
Migration from the countryside to cities is a global
phenomenon, placing increased population and transport pressures on cities around
the world. And yet there are precious few great transit developments, little
variety in the ones we do have, only rare examples of development
profitability, and consequently, minimal motivation for our industry and our
communities.
Urban Transformation is really about providing the critical inspiration to
change this situation. It is about restocking our weak architectural portfolio
of transit facilities with dynamic new models. It is about recognizing the
potential value and longevity of these projects, and making them exceptional
rather than forgettable.
The powerful cases in this book remove the excuses for mediocrity and mundane
functionality, and show us how to excel. The text introduces an understandable
typology of development around transit, and uses that to illustrate different
strategies and design techniques. There is a broad range and scale of projects
represented—large and small, domestic and global, big markets and modest
communities—and each an excellent example of what can be realized.
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