Urban Design for an Urban Century

This book offers a comprehensive introduction to urban design, from a historical overview and basic principles to practical design concepts and strategies. It discusses the demographic, environmental, economic, and social issues that influence the decision-making and implementation processes of urban design. The Second Edition has been fully revised to include thorough coverage of sustainability issues and to integrate new case studies into the core concepts discussed.

This book offers a comprehensive introduction to urban design, from a historical overview and basic principles to practical design concepts and strategies. It discusses the demographic, environmental, economic, and social issues that influence the decision-making and implementation processes of urban design. The Second Edition has been fully revised to include thorough coverage of sustainability issues and to integrate new case studies into the core concepts discussed.

Acknowledgments viiIntroduction ixUrban Design: A Social and Civic Art ixChapter 1 Roots of Western Urban Form: Centralization1First Cities 1Rebirth of European Cities: "Organic" Cities of theLate Middle Ages 3Reintroduction of Classical Learning: "Geometric"Cities of the Renaissance 5The Emergence of Merchant Cities: Integrating Renaissance Ideasand the Marketplace 9The Grid Reaches the New World 10The Industrial Revolution 15Chapter 2 Decentralization: The Rise and Decline ofIndustrial Cities 31Proto-Urban Design: Rejecting a Classical Past to Shape anIndustrial Future 31Chapter 3 Recentralization: The Forces ShapingTwenty-First-Century Urbanism 69New York Stock Exchange Financial District Streetscapes andSecurity (New York, New York) 71District of Columbia Streetcar Land Use Study (Washington, D.C.)75Chicago Decarbonization Plan (Chicago) 79Fayetteville 2030: Transit City Scenario (Fayetteville,Arkansas) 81South Coast Rail Economic and Land Use Plan (Massachusetts)88Citygarden (St. Louis, Missouri) 90UrbanRiver Visions (Massachusetts) 93Campus Martius Park (Detroit, Michigan) 95The Future of Pittsburgh Hillsides (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)98Emscher Landscape Park (Ruhr Valley, Germany) 108SW Ecodistrict (Washington, D.C.) 111Lloyd Crossing Sustainable Urban Design Plan (Portland, Oregon)113East Baltimore Comprehensive Physical Redevelopment Plan(Baltimore, Maryland) 120Torre David Informal Settlement (Caracas, Venezuela) 124Chapter 4 Recentralization: Twenty-First-Century UrbanismTakes Shape 131Eastward Ho! (Southeast Florida) 134Charlottesville Commercial Corridor Study (Charlottesville,Virginia) 136Crystal City Vision Plan 2050 (Arlington, Virginia) 142Sandy Springs City Center Master Plan (Sandy Springs, Georgia)145Portland Streetcar (Portland, Oregon) 159Belmar (Lakewood, Colorado) 169Bryant Park (New York, New York) 176Parc André Citröen (Paris, France) 178Barclays Center (Brooklyn, New York) 181Discovery Green (Houston, Texas) 185Cheonggyecheon Stream Daylighting (Seoul, South Korea) 197LA Live (Los Angeles, California) 200Marina Barrage (Singapore) 202Masdar City (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates) 204HafenCity (Hamburg, Germany) 208Fairmount Line Smart-Growth Corridor (Boston, Massachusetts)214Ellen Wilson Neighborhood Redevelopment (Washington, D.C.)216North Wharf Promenade/Jellicoe Street/Silo Park (Auckland, NewZealand) 219Millennium Park (Chicago, Illinois) 223The High Line (New York, New York) 225Parco San Giuliano (Venice, Italy) 227Swiss Government Plaza (Bern, Switzerland) 230Tanner Springs Park (Portland, Oregon) 232Railroad Park (Birmingham, Alabama) 234Superkilen Park, Nørrebro (Copenhagen, Denmark) 237Santa Monica Boulevard Master Plan (West Hollywood, California)240Broadway Boulevard (New York, New York) 243POPOS: Privately Owned Public Open Spaces (San Francisco,California) 248Chapter 5 Theories of Urbanism 255Seaside Town Square and Beachfront Master Plan (Seaside,Florida) 259Madrid Río (Madrid, Spain) 262Chapter 6 Urban Design for an Urban Century: Principles,Strategies, and Process 271Bridge Street Corridor Plan (Dublin, Ohio) 273National 9/11 Memorial (New York, New York) 289Afterword 299Index 301