City Design describes the history and current practice of the four most widely accepted approaches to city design: the Modernist city of towers and highways that; beginning in the 1920s; has come to dominate urban development worldwide but is criticized as mechanical and soul-less; the Traditional organization of cities as streets and public places; scorned by the modernists; but being revived today for its human scale; Green city design; whose history can be traced back thousands of years in Asia; but is becoming increasingly important everywhere as sustainability and the preservation of the planet are recognized as basic issues; and finally Systems city design; which includes infrastructure and development regulation but also includes computer aided techniques which give designers new tools for managing the complexity of cities.This new; revised edition of City Design includes a larger format and improved interior design allowing for better image quality. The author has also included wider global coverage and context with more international examples throughout; as well as new coverage on designing for informal settlements and new research conclusions about the immediacy of sea level rise and other climate change issues that affect cities; which sharpen the need for design measures discussed in the book.Authoritative yet accessible; City Design covers complicated issues of theory and practice; and its approach is objective and inclusive. This is a comprehensive text on city design ideal for planners; landscape architects; urban designers and those who want to understand how to improve cities.
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Review
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Excellent survey of the field for those just starting out in itBy Michael BrochsteinAbout 90% of this book is composed of verbatim interviews with various professionals (mostly photographers but also people in related fields). Whether Mark Jenkinson is an excellent interviewer or just an excellent editor of these same interviews doesnrsquo;t matter as the end result are very very readable and worthwhile interviews that cover a wide range of topics.The author could have written this book not as verbatim interviews but as summaries of these interviews but I think it works better this way as we get a better sense of the real people that he has interviewed. Without the verbatim interviews it might have been more generalities and less real specific people that tell real-life stories. The author also interjects with a substantial amount of his own thoughts to give context to these interviews and to note his own experiences and observations.The author has a unique perch as a long time teacher of photography at NYU and as an active and successful practicing professional who has done a wide range of professional work. This has given him a place to watch many people go from students to professionals and to track their careers. The author obviously has an impressive ldquo;Roledexrdquo; of people he has met as a teacher or working professional in which to call on for these interviews.One gets a good survey of the main topic of this book (ldquo;Finding your true pathrdquo;) from all these interviews and the authors introductions and observations.The following is not a criticism but simply a couple of suggestions if there ever is a second edition of this book;The author interviews one wedding shooter but the one he picks is not IMO representative of most wedding shooters. The one he interviews is at one end (the very high end) of a spectrum. I would suggest adding an interview with a more average wedding shooter. Interviewing someone whose main business is events (corporate / lifecycle) in general might also be a good addition. I would also recommend the next edition include a couple of portrait / headshot specialists.The book seems geared for someone graduating with a degree in photography and trying to figure out a career path. This book IMO is excellent for that group of people. Given that the author has spent many years teaching photography at a university this makes sense. My recommended additions for the next edition of this book are probably not what most photography students are aiming at whereas the interviewees in this book are in the realm of what photography students might indeed be aiming at or considering.FWIW; In addition to this book; I also recommend another book What They Didnt Teach You In Photo School: The secrets of the trade that will make you a success in the industry that should interest those who find this books topic interesting.Bottom line; I highly recommend this book!1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Highly RecommendedBy Nicholas CalcottPhotography Careers is a great addition to the few books concerning professional development for photographers and is aimed at a group that could most use the advice: Recent graduates.In addition to its target group; it should be very useful for anyone considering a career in photography. Its filled with interviews with photographers and photo professionals of many different disciplines; providing an overview of different parts of an industry that is quiet varied but is often lumped together as one large; amorphous whole. Particularly useful are the interviews with artist Hank Willis-Thomas (who discusses how necessary having some measure of both realism and delusion are for a career) and accountants Richard and Evan Glass (who talk about the kind of financial planning needed to sustain a long and varied career).The bulk of the book is the long interview section; but theres also a couple sections aimed at providing some advice to actually getting started. These sections cover some basic business concepts (managing your money; networking; contracts; negotiating; etc etc) as well as some more specific aspects to this industry (copyright; pitching stories; assisting; etc). All in all; it should provide a variety of good answers to the question "What do I do with a photo degree; anyways?"
