[DOC] Henry Fuseli's Drawings by Daniel Coenn in Arts-Photography

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Useful for architects and planners. or anyone interested in the quality of our communitiesBy Blue ridge hikerExcellent handbook; providing an easy entry into the principles of New Urbanism and Smart Growth for the architect or city planner. It is written clearly and simply enough to be useful for anyone interested in Smart Growth .an addition after a few years: One of the virtues of this book is that it consists of bite size; one- page; picture and text presentation of principles. It is a necklace of beautifully written pearls ; each readable alone. It can be picked up and absorbed in brief 5 minute readings. And it is relevant to anyones life; so it can be read by any person interested in improving our communities; i.e. anyone from 13 to 99 years old.12 of 12 people found the following review helpful. Supremely useful--with a few suggestions for the next editionBy Reader in St PeteDuany and company are architects so their focus on design is highly useful. Echoing other on-the-ball reviewers here; the book is very well organized; easy to follow and leads directly to application.If the authors ever read customer comments; I would like to suggest the following should the book be updated:1. Our countrys population is growing; but it also aging. Over the next 20 years; the aging of the population may be more significant to planners than "just" growth (which is inevitable; despite the silly claims of other reviewers). There has to be a "Smart Aging" perspective this country needs to adopt because older Americans have different needs--not lesser needs; different needs that should be addressed.2. Include a section on the behavioral side of Smart Growth--while a necessary component of getting people out of their cars; design by itself is insufficient to get people out of their cars. What incentives; what kind of education and outreach needs to take place for the public and; perhaps most importantly; elected officials. Most local officials arent particularly brave. They need help.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. My favorite planning book!By nick SOne of the most readable and interesting works on Urban Planning. Each page gives a real-life case study from around the U.S. with a picture to illustrate the changes. It illustrates very convincingly why certain design elements can be so crucial for a town center; walkable street or retail district. Motivated me to study urban planning