urban design: method and techniques
the actions of countless individuals and groups: it is, therefore incumbent on all engaged in this long communal process of urba ...
fundamental geographical reasons for settlement formation, including topography, geology, soils and drainage; the dominant axes ...
between 1585 and 1590. The technique used to create the framework of the city plan from the chaos of Medieval Rome was the long ...
SURVEY TECHNIQUES Figure 3.9Isle of Dogs, The Greenwich Axis. Figure 3.10Greenwich. Figure 3.11St Ann's Church, Limehouse. ...
Roman grid structure through the period of urban decline in the Dark Ages to be reborn in Medieval times and given its delightfu ...
with Sherwood Forest terminates abruptly in a river- cut cliff, about two miles long and overlooking the Trent flood plain. The ...
URBAN DESIGN: METHOD AND TECHNIQUES Figure 3.15Entrance to The Victoria Shopping Centre, Nottingham. Figure 3.16Entrance to The ...
growth of the city early in this century, Nottingham remained focused on Market Square until the more recent post-World War Two ...
car parking facilities. The developments extended the centre along a north–south axis reducing the viability of shopping in the ...
SURVEY TECHNIQUES Figure 3.19Castle Gate, Nottingham. Figure 3.20Castle Gate, Nottingham. ...
Nottingham and the later Thatcher years in Central Government, forward-looking experiments, such as that at Nottingham and the G ...
SURVEY TECHNIQUES Figure 3.23The Broadmarsh Centre, Nottingham. Figure 3.24The Broadmarsh Centre, Nottingham. ...
fuel for road transport. Fundamental changes at Government level have given a fresh impetus to the search for more effective pub ...
Where does Nottingham go from here? A broad strategy for healing the wounds caused by the developments of the 1960s and 1970s is ...
whether by foot, bicycle, bus or car. Paths are the routes we take to move about in the city. The need to reduce the use of the ...
tant nodes occur on routes as they enter the city or one of its main quarters. The gateway to the city is traditionally the plac ...
city. Soho and Mayfair are well known districts of London while Nottingham, like many other medium- sized cities, is divided int ...
district or city quarter they have similar functions of giving identity to place. Districts, too, have minor paths, nodes, landm ...
where improvements are possible and provides a basis for discussing the topic with members of the public. According to Bentley e ...
Examining the street layout to determine the level of choice and variety of route for moving from place to place will indicate t ...
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