Urban Design: The Composition of Complexity

Foreword and acknowledgements p.vii, Introduction p.1, A dual mission p.1, The audience p.2, Connecting design to reality: urban meaning and urban functionality p.6, The foundation for design: the interactions of culture, space, and time p.8, Composition of complexity for planners and designers p.8, Design as compositional order and compositional structure p.8, 2. Definitions and fundamentals of urban design in culture: (The many) definitions of urban design p.10, Manifestations of urban design in civilization and culture p.12, Expanding urban meaning: space, culture, and time/history p.13, The emergence of design in culture p.15, Modernist corporatism p.18, 3. Urban design language and parameters: The language of design p.20, Essential graphic language techniques p.20, Parameters of design p.27, 4. Elements and principles of design composition: Form as community relationship p.30, 4. Design elements: "the nouns" p.30, Design principles: the verbs" p.38, 5. Relationships in composition: organization and structure p.45, Definitions related to composition p.46, Organizational relationships in composition p.47, Structural relationships in composition p.48, Compositional structures p.51, Spatial reference frameworks p.68, Additional spatial characteristics of composition p.79, 6.Transformations of form: elements and composition: Dimensional transformations p.81, Subtractive transformations Additive transformations p.83, Merging transformations p.87, Bridging transformations p.92, Other spatial transformational techniques p.97, Design opportunity in the limits of form p.98, 7. Context, program, and typologies: Context: the spatial container of reality p.107, Program (need and opportunity) p.110, Form typology related to urban design p.110, Selected examples p.138, Final thoughts on typology p.147, 8. Experiments in composition: the basis for place-making: Understanding and working with primary shapes p.152, Compositional structures p.159, Experiments in the transformations of form p.160, Spatial reference systems p.168, Typology exercises p.171, Increasing complexity: urban design projects p.176, 9. Theoretical considerations: The composition of complexity p.184, An overview approach p.191, Conflict (or the positive use of polarities) p.193, Appendix I: Drawing types for urban design p.199, Appendix II: Working with people: the politics of urban design p.213, Appendix III: Remnants, bridging, hybridity, and edges p.232, Index p.238