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Waterfronts : cities reclaim their edge Ann Breen and Dick Rigby

By:

Breen, Ann [author]

Contributor(s):

Rigby, Dick [joint author]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : McGraw Hill Education, c1994Description: xiv, 333 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cmISBN:

70684588

Subject(s):

WATERFRONTS -- UNITED STATES -- DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION -- CASE STUDIES

LOC classification:

HT 167 .B74 1994

Contents:

Acknowledgments -- Introduction. Urban values: a new appreciation -- 1. The urban waterfront phenomenon -- 2. The cultural waterfront -- 3. The environmental waterfront -- 4. The historic waterfront -- 5. The mixed-use waterfront -- 6. The recreational waterfront -- 7. The residential waterfront -- 8. Waterfront plans -- 9. The working waterfront -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index.

Summary: A colorful design compendium, showcasing 75 award-winning urban waterfront projects that have transformed previously neglected downtown areas in recent years. The projects, chosen for outstanding design, site usage, and community impact, include Monterey Bay Aquarium (Calif.); harbour town (Hilton Head, S.C.); Horace Dodge Memorial Fountain (Detroit); Coastal Cement Corporation Terminal (Boston); Cincinnati Gateway Riverwalk; and Roebling Bridge/Delaware Aqueduct (Pa. and N.Y.). There is also an historical assessment of the urban waterfront phenomenon in recent years and its impact on the reemergence of American cities. For architects, planners, and developers. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.-- Amazon

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

A colorful design compendium, showcasing 75 award-winning urban waterfront projects that have transformed previously neglected downtown areas in recent years. The projects, chosen for outstanding design, site usage, and community impact, include Monterey Bay Aquarium (Calif.); harbour town (Hilton Head, S.C.); Horace Dodge Memorial Fountain (Detroit); Coastal Cement Corporation Terminal (Boston); Cincinnati Gateway Riverwalk; and Roebling Bridge/Delaware Aqueduct (Pa. and N.Y.). There is also an historical assessment of the urban waterfront phenomenon in recent years and its impact on the reemergence of American cities. For architects, planners, and developers. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.-- Amazon

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