Designing Suburban Futures : New Models from Build a Better Burb /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Williamson, June. (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press, 2013.
Edition:	1st ed. 2013.
Subjects:	Environment. Architecture. Urban planning. City planning. Urban ecology (Biology). Regional planning. Environment, general. Cities, Countries, Regions. Urbanism. Urban Ecology. Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning. Architecture, general.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Foreword; Ellen Dunham-Jones
Introduction
Context for Change
Design Culture Responds to Sprawl: 1960s to 2010s
Better Suburban Futures
Build a Better Burb 2010: Instructions and Commentary
Winning and Noteworthy Competition Schemes. Sited in the Setback: Increasing Density in Levittown. Upcycling 2.0. AgIsland. Building C-Burbia. SUBHUB Transit System. Long Division. LIRR: Long Island Radically Rezoned. Noteworthy Competition Schemes
Conclusion
Epilogue: New Roles for Architecture and Urban Design. A conversation with Kazys Varnelis
Selected Bibliography
Credits
Index.

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