| Title | : | 101 Things I Learned in Urban Design School |
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| ISBN | : | - |
| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
| Number of Pages | : | 211 |
| Publication | : | Published April 3, 2018 |
Students of urban design often find themselves lost between books that are either highly academic or overly formulaic, leaving them with few tangible tools to use in their design projects. 101 Things I Learned® in Urban Design School fills this void with provocative, practical lessons on urban space, street types, pedestrian experience, managing the design process, the psychological, social, cultural, and economic ramifications of physical design decisions, and more. Written by two experienced practitioners and instructors, this informative book will appeal not only to students, but to seasoned professionals, planners, city administrators, and ordinary citizens who wish to better understand their built world.
101 Things I Learned in Urban Design School Reviews
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More densely packed with more USEFUL information than I imagined. The book itself is a compact, complex successful urban design. And should be any design-minded person's library staple.
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Studio life is all about learning by doing. There are no a priori just random facts, and issues thrown at you as you dodge the fatal coup ! By design : there is no perfect urban design, which is one great opportunity to experiment your wildest ideas (and hope you get away with it).
But a safe design is ultimately human-centred, combining both form and function. This book sums this a little bit abstract fact and represent it in a funny format with visuals to help anyone :
1- Understand Urban Design;
2- Design better spaces (or was it places ? the difference inside the book ;) )
3- Remember the good old days at school, when it was fun and government representatives were only your classmates : you'll be surprised either by the nonsense or the obvious common sense of your classmates remarks = nope, no in-between : the merrier + endless team quarrels + random concept names : pocket farms (profess it as Ghandi was preaching the Ashram life) + transform an abstract art piece to a master plan (I still find it genius) + split the layers between groups and hope for a comprehensive understanding (Good luck xD), in short : Blood, sweat, tears and innovation;
4- Decide to read the other books in this collection.
This is your أضعف الإيمان in urban design !
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This is one of my favorite design books and I recommend it to others often. I love urban design, but this book is also amazing for graphic designers, product designers, illustrators, and any visual artist since many of the design principles carry through. It's also just a fascinating study of what cities are and how they work, even for the non-designer. The book itself is beautifully designed, with every right-hand page holding only a paragraph or two about a principle, and its facing page showing small sketches to demonstrate. It is brief but dense with insightful and actionable knowledge.
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Bite-sized insights into the thought and process behind urban design. As someone going into Urban Studies, I thoroughly enjoyed this quick read. Some of it is specific, practical design principles (ratios, layouts), and some of it is big idea/creative advice (problem-solving tips, inspiring quotes). This is a great read for both those who work in urban design and anyone who is curious about how much thought goes into the cities we dwell in.
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Very concise and thought provoking. Very easy to read.
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One more great volume in this great series.
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A quick way to learn the basics of Urban Design. Clear, straight to the point, and most likely prone to engage you to research more about this topic.
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Easily digestible but insightful and delightful. Great intro to the subject area!
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Read as a gift from my parents as I'm considering going to grad school for urban planning or design, it gave me an idea of the ways of thinking I'd use in these fields, and the differences between them. It also reflects the kind of urban studies I had in undergrad: the city should be by and for the people, it should work and it can (and should) be a little bit beautiful. Great, quick overview of urban design and great illustrations.
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Thoroughly enjoyed reading this book although I personally am neither an architect nor a designer however found a lot of principles have interdisciplinary applicability.
The book is written in a very simple, compact and crisp way.
Would recommend it to anyone who is interested in knowing how urban design and cities function and how the design principles can be used in other aspects of life both work and personal. -
Very useful and straight to the point advice about urban design.
This is not meant to be an academic text book, as it just outlines key concepts and ideas without going any deeper or explaining precedents and referencing key authors. Still, the little visuals are a good way to represent, understand and remember how the key ideas about urbanism and urban design take place in space.
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Fun and digestible bites related to urban design. A handful of “epiphanies” that really help to enlighten the reader on how/ why our societies are designed the way they are. The illustrations offer additional opportunities for tangential thoughts to be found between the pages. Highly recommend as a perfect coffee table book.
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As an architecture graduate who has barely touched on urban design during the course of my degree, I find this guide extremely useful in giving me the necessary information I need to start on an urban design project.
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The book met expectations I guess since it was approachable (not overly technical) but there were times that I was wishing for a few examples of the axioms presented that would have shown how designers did a good job with the principle.
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3.5 stars
Really enjoyed getting a lot of little tidbit insights into urban design. The graphics with each idea are helpful and planted some good seeds in my minds. I just wish for at least some of the ideas they'd give a recommended resource if you wanted to learn more in that area. -
بعض الأفكار بسيطة أو بديهية..
لكن هناك بعض الأفكار الممتعة والمثيرة للاهتمام..
مدخل جميل للمهتمين بمجال التصميم المدني.. -
Great book for newbees
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Probably my favorite of the series so far. Some interesting insights, even though i'm not an Urban designer
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Wonderful read! Anyone who is part of the design and construction industry should read this short book.
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Penn请退我学费谢谢
