ABSTRACT

This important work, now available in paperback, from Professor Geoffrey Broadbent, provides a clear analysis of the nature of many of today's design problems, identifying their causes in history and suggesting a basis for co-ordinated solutions. The author discusses `picturesque' and `formal' tendencies in modern architecture, relating them to parallels between philosophic thought and design theory through the ages. Using a wealth of international examples from around the world including America, UK, Italy, Germany and France and with over 250 photographs and illustrations, Emerging Concepts in Space Design offers a fascinating insight into the history and likely future directions of urban design.

part |2 pages

PART ONE HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES

chapter 1|56 pages

Urban space design in history

chapter 2|15 pages

Paradigms

chapter 3|25 pages

Twentieth century city

part |2 pages

PART TWO PHILOSOPHIES AND THEORIES

chapter 4|9 pages

Philosophical bases

chapter 5|29 pages

Philosophies into practice

chapter 6|26 pages

Later planning theories and practices

chapter 7|20 pages

Urban realities

part |2 pages

PART THREE THEORIES INTO PRACTICE

chapter 8|75 pages

Neo-Rationalists

chapter 9|71 pages

Neo-Empiricists

chapter 10|15 pages

10The competitions

chapter 11|19 pages

11Treatment of urban space

part |2 pages

PART FOUR APPLICATIONS

chapter 12|34 pages

12General urban texture and monuments

chapter 13|37 pages

13The future of the city