Squares : urban spaces in Europe /

The question of spatial composition and user quality of sites arises in every urban design concept or intervention in urban public spaces. Squares is the first wide-ranging reference work in which the design and proportions of urban squares are compared and studied. Seventy European public squares a...

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Other Authors: Wolfrum, Sophie (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Basel : Birkhäuser, 2015.
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Summary:The question of spatial composition and user quality of sites arises in every urban design concept or intervention in urban public spaces. Squares is the first wide-ranging reference work in which the design and proportions of urban squares are compared and studied. Seventy European public squares are presented systematically in as-built plan, ground plan, section, and axonometric projection with the most important characteristics.
Physical Description:1 online resource (312 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9783038215233
3038215236
3038216496
9783038216490
Language:In English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed July 31, 2015).