Concise Townscape by Gordon Cullen (1961, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherTaylor & Francis Group
ISBN-100750620188
ISBN-139780750620185
eBay Product ID (ePID)867451
Product Key Features
Number of Pages200 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameConcise Townscape
Publication Year1961
SubjectLandscape, Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development, Study & Teaching
TypeTextbook
AuthorGordon Cullen
Subject AreaPolitical Science, Architecture
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight11.4 Oz
Item Length8.3 in
Item Width6.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN95-194548
Reviews'A welcome reissue of this influential work, with acute observations on the English urban landscape, fully backed up with photographs and the author's characteristic drawings.' Soc. of Architectual & Industrial Illustrators News
Dewey Edition20
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal307.1/216
Table Of ContentAcknowledgements; Introduction; Introduction to 1971 Edition; Casebook: Serial vision; Place; Content; The functional tradition; General Studies: Squares for all tastes; Cross as focal point; Closure; Line of life; Legs and wheels; Hazards; The floor; Prairie planning; Rule of thumb; Street lighting; Outdoor publicity; The wall; The English climate; Casebook precedents; Trees incorporated; Change of level; Here and there; Immediacy; Endpiece; Index
SynopsisThis book pioneered the concept of townscape. 'Townscape' is the art of giving visual coherence and organization to the jumble of buildings, streets and space that make up the urban environment. It has been a major influence on architects, planners and others concerned with what cities should look like.