Life between buildings : using public space / Jan Gehl; translated by Jo Koch

By:

Gehl, Jan [author]

Contributor(s):

Koch, Jo [Translator]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Washington, D.C : Island Press, c2011Description: 207 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmISBN:

9781597268271

Subject(s):

CITY PLANNING

LOC classification:

HT 166 .G44 2011

Contents:

Foreword -- 1. Life between buildings -- 2. Prerequisites for planning -- 3. To assemble or disperse: city and site planning -- 4.Spaces for walking, places for staying detail planning -- Bibliography -- Illustrations credits -- Index.

Summary: This book will have a lasting influence on the future quality of public open spaces. By helping us better understand the larger public life of cities, Life between Buildings can only move us toward more lively and healthy public places. Buy this book, find a comfortable place to sit in a public park or plaza, begin reading, look around. You will be surprised at how you will start to see (and design) the world differently.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	National University - Manila	LRC - Architecture General Circulation	Architecture	GC HT 166 .G44 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	c.1	Available		NULIB000007065

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

This book will have a lasting influence on the future quality of public open spaces. By helping us better understand the larger public life of cities, Life between Buildings can only move us toward more lively and healthy public places. Buy this book, find a comfortable place to sit in a public park or plaza, begin reading, look around. You will be surprised at how you will start to see (and design) the world differently.

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