URBAN SPACES SQUARWS & PLAZAS

Book Description 

 This collection of outstanding projects for public spaces is an excellent overxiew of current trends in urban planning. From the Prags Boulevard where children are encouraged to play to the intriguing roofgarden created by Michel Desvigne, each project can be thoroughly explored with full-color photographs, sketches, ground plans and commentary.

 New forms of social existence have led to an increased interest in the definition of urban space. Our cities have already crossed rhe dividing line between space t inhabit and habitable space and, at present, it is difficult to conceive of a good urban development plan without an equally good plan of the public space involed. This volume has brought together twenty examples of the best in urban design, with the indelible stamp og the most internationally known professionals. Each of them is thoroughly documented and illustrated with full color glossy photographs and drawings, th capture the full scale of the project¡¯s complexities, technical assets and aesthetic innovations. This book, the fruit of a complete case study, will undoubtedly be og the greatest value to all architects, urban planners and students seeking an introducing to the latest tendencies in the field of public space design.