The Concise Townscape
by Gordon Cullen
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This 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.Tags
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shelved at: 05 : Urban design - in Gordon Cullen box - initially with Neil
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- Original title
- The Concise Townscape
- Original publication date
- 1961
- Original language
- English
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- Genres
- Nonfiction, Art & Design, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 711.4 — Arts & recreation Area planning & landscape architecture Area planning (Civic art) Local community planning (City planning)
- LCC
- HT166 .C82 — Social sciences Communities. Classes. Races Communities. Classes. Races Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology City planning
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- Languages
- English, Portuguese
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 8
- ASINs
- 2
