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Arch. 203 & Arch 291, Spring 1979 – Design III The San Francisco Waterfront, and Theory III On Urban Design: The Urban Process
15/02/197964-page paper on the theoretical basis and key assumptions for the Urban Process tested in the San Francisco Waterfront development simulation; it includes the following sections: 1) The Urban Process; 2) Rough Areas and Sizes of Buildings of Different Prices and Distribution of Project Sizes; 3) Rule System 1 – The Rule of Piecemeal Growth 4) Rules of Growth: Part Two – Rules of Open Space; Appendix 5) Mixed Use Distribution by Percentages; 6) Visions; 7) Notes on Approval, Land Grants and Zoning; Appendix 8) The Creation of Public Space; Appendix 9) Agreement about Urban Structure; Appendix 10) Rules for Layout of a 3-6 story Building; Appendix 12) Rules for the Exterior of Buildings; Appendix 13. Rules for Construction of Buildings.
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Design III: The San Francisco Waterfront Project
1979
The Spring 1979 design studio course was an experimental project on the San Francisco Waterfront. The experiment consisted of a simulated process of urban growth, carried out by about twenty people. The simulation included 90 projects, to be developed on ...
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Theory III: On Urban Design
1979
The Spring 1979 theory studio course was complementary to the design studio on the San Francisco Waterfront experimental project. Its focus was on the development, elaboration and testing of a series of theoretical assumptions on the process of urban growth, ...