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Suburban transformations /

By: Lukez, Paul, 1958-.
Publisher: New York : Princeton Architectural Press, c2007Description: 191 p. : ill. (some col.), plates, maps, plans ; 28 cm.Content type: text | cartographic image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781568986838 (alk. paper); 9781568986838:; 1568986831 (alk. paper).Subject(s): Suburbs | City planning | Architecture -- Social aspects | Community lifeDDC classification: 307.74
Contents:
Foreword / Anthony Flint -- Introduction -- The development of identity -- In search of identity over time -- The adaptive design process -- Mapping -- Cross-mapping -- Editing -- Selecting tools: (hybrid) building typologies and design tools -- Spatial models -- Case studies : Burlington, Massachusetts ; Amsterdam, The Netherlands ; e-Mall, Dedham, Massachusetts ; Shenzhen, China ; Revere Beach, Massachusetts -- Significance of the proposal.
Summary: Lukez posits a new theory on how to restore a sense of place and identity to edge cities and suburbs. Lukez has developed a new way to design communities, the Adaptive Design process. His message of transformation draws important information from a site's history and proposes ideas for more habitable and memorable environments.
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Standard Loan Standard Loan ATU Sligo Yeats Library Main Lending Collection 307.74 LUK (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 0059952
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Includes index.

Foreword / Anthony Flint -- Introduction -- The development of identity -- In search of identity over time -- The adaptive design process -- Mapping -- Cross-mapping -- Editing -- Selecting tools: (hybrid) building typologies and design tools -- Spatial models -- Case studies : Burlington, Massachusetts ; Amsterdam, The Netherlands ; e-Mall, Dedham, Massachusetts ; Shenzhen, China ; Revere Beach, Massachusetts -- Significance of the proposal.

Lukez posits a new theory on how to restore a sense of place and identity to edge cities and suburbs. Lukez has developed a new way to design communities, the Adaptive Design process. His message of transformation draws important information from a site's history and proposes ideas for more habitable and memorable environments.

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