Go BackReconstruction of an Urban Neighborhood: Photographs of project model
01/01/1996Two views of one of the styrofoam models, made for assessing the kind of density that would make a livable and pleasant neighborhood. In this model the FAR used was 0.54 –about 22 dwellings per acre– the highest tried while maintaining a good environment. Buildings at the right height and distance, trees and cars, give a pretty accurate view of street width, garden size and the overall quality of the place.
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The Process of Urban Design and the Formation of Larger Urban Wholes
Theoretical basis and key assumptions for the process of urban growth, tested initially in the San Francisco Waterfront experimental project in 1979, in which the formation of larger urban wholes was highlighted as an overriding rule. This process was further ...
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The Unfolding of Public Space and Gardens as Positive Space
Outdoor space is positive when it is shaped just as a room is shaped. It has a contained character, it is bounded by walls, fences, natural vegetation, enclosure of some kind. It looks into other positive spaces, some larger, some ...