The best streets in the worlds villages; towns; and citiesmdash;whether modest or grandmdash;continually remind one that simplicity is part of the recipe for success in this art. The advice of Victor Dover and John Massengale; their historic examples and their own designs; reflect that simplicity. mdash;From the Foreword by HRH The Prince of Wales ldquo;Street Design is a lucid; practical and altogether indispensable guide for envisioning and creating vibrant 21st century towns and cities. It should be required reading for every local political leader; planner; architect; real estate developer and engaged urban citizen in America." mdash;Kurt Andersen; host of Studio 360 and author of True Believers "We are going to start walking around the places we live again; and as that occurs and becomes normal; we will rapidly redevelop a demand for higher quality in building at the human scale." mdash;From the Afterword by James Howard Kunstler ldquo;Your charrette traveling library must include the important Street Design book by Victor Dover and John Massengale.rdquo;mdash;Bill Lennertz; Executive Director; National Charrette Institute ldquo;What an amazing resource! For those who wish that my book; Walkable City; had pictures; this is the book for you. If either your work or your play includes the making of places; you will find Street Design to be an invaluable tool.rdquo; mdash;Jeff Speck; AICP; CNU-A; LEED-AP; Hon. ASLA Written by two accomplished architects and urban designers; this user-friendly street design manual shows both how to design new streets and enhance existing ones. It offers step-by-step instruction and shares examples of excellent streets; examining the elements that make them successful as well as how they were designed and created. Topics also include strategies for shaping space in the public right-of-way through correct building height to street width ratios; terminated vistas; landscaping; and street geometry. This book is a valuable resource for urban designers; planners; architects; and engineers. With guest essays from: Kaid Benfield; David Brussat; Javier Cenicacelaya; Hank Dittmar; Andres Duany; Douglas Duany; Emily Glavey; Chip Kaufman; Ethan Kent; Marieanne Khoury-Vogt; Leacute;on Krier; Gianni Longo; Thomas Low; Laura Lyon; Chuck Marohn; Paul Murrain; John Norquist; Stefanos Polyzoides; Gabriele Tagliaventi and Erik Vogt.
#4573453 in eBooks 2013-12-24 2013-12-24File Name: B00HKI1JWI
Review
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Fun and Interesting readBy C. B. LongSure; Im biased living in this valley; but this is a fun book. Nice collection of old photos which highlight the interesting people and history of the place. I love and hate seeing the transformation Fraser has gone through in the past century or so; something the photos in this book really bring out. Its also been fun seeing people I knew; as well as their ancestors. Over all a hoot; and a great addition to the historical legacy.
