High-Density Forms in Contemporary Architecture
... tissue and that of the architectural object and acquire social, ecological and urban meanings. The connotations of contemporary density and the relation it has with the city are important for understanding the way in which high-density architectural forms draw attention again, after a period in whic ...
... tissue and that of the architectural object and acquire social, ecological and urban meanings. The connotations of contemporary density and the relation it has with the city are important for understanding the way in which high-density architectural forms draw attention again, after a period in whic ...
4.0 building design - Meath County Council
... The illustration above shows the comparative heights of various types/forms and also illustrates the impact that their overall plan depth has on the ridge height. This guide does not set out to establish a maximum height as the overall acceptable height of the proposed building will be determined by ...
... The illustration above shows the comparative heights of various types/forms and also illustrates the impact that their overall plan depth has on the ridge height. This guide does not set out to establish a maximum height as the overall acceptable height of the proposed building will be determined by ...
Zoning By-law R4 (Residential Fourth Density) Zoning
... rise residential buildings in a variety of typologies ranging from single family homes to low rise apartment buildings. Many such areas maintain the lot fabric established when the areas were initially developed, although in some cases lot consolidations have occurred to accommodate larger low rise ...
... rise residential buildings in a variety of typologies ranging from single family homes to low rise apartment buildings. Many such areas maintain the lot fabric established when the areas were initially developed, although in some cases lot consolidations have occurred to accommodate larger low rise ...
Lecture 4: Functionalism - Faculty of Education | CUHK
... studies by formulating a model, which he characterizes as “functional-cumconfigurational model” of comparative explanation. 2. The model may general be decomposed into two parts a. Functional-equivalence comparative studies: By locating the social institution under study, for example the institution ...
... studies by formulating a model, which he characterizes as “functional-cumconfigurational model” of comparative explanation. 2. The model may general be decomposed into two parts a. Functional-equivalence comparative studies: By locating the social institution under study, for example the institution ...
ORTHOGONAL ALLEGORY: the reality of architectural plan drawing
... documentation of a place changes the mode of thinking about that place. The Dymaxion projection‘s democratic model of a globalized society is replaced by a model of adaptivity to concrete situations inside the social collective. The forms of planning and manufacturing based on numeric variability of ...
... documentation of a place changes the mode of thinking about that place. The Dymaxion projection‘s democratic model of a globalized society is replaced by a model of adaptivity to concrete situations inside the social collective. The forms of planning and manufacturing based on numeric variability of ...
Officers Report - Planning Public Access
... slightly from north to south towards Westwood Cres. The West Coast main railway line runs within a cutting on the oppsite side of Westwood Rd. The Coventry Canal lies beyond the commercial premises; this is not directly visible from the site although the Brittania Mill complex of buildings on the op ...
... slightly from north to south towards Westwood Cres. The West Coast main railway line runs within a cutting on the oppsite side of Westwood Rd. The Coventry Canal lies beyond the commercial premises; this is not directly visible from the site although the Brittania Mill complex of buildings on the op ...
Milan`s gradual transformation owes more to replacement of the
... to the park and the nearby Monte Stella (an artificial hill created after the Second World War from the debris left by wartime bombardment). The five towers (8,9) are subdivided into two smaller groups according to their position and the building programme (social or non-social housing). The archite ...
... to the park and the nearby Monte Stella (an artificial hill created after the Second World War from the debris left by wartime bombardment). The five towers (8,9) are subdivided into two smaller groups according to their position and the building programme (social or non-social housing). The archite ...
Housing and Urbanization in Africa : Unleashing a Formal Market
... agency distinguishes between public and private; the two usually being complements. Private investment is usually seen as particularly important for development because agents are more likely to discipline their decisions. A further important disaggregation of private agency is between firms and hou ...
... agency distinguishes between public and private; the two usually being complements. Private investment is usually seen as particularly important for development because agents are more likely to discipline their decisions. A further important disaggregation of private agency is between firms and hou ...
Housing and Urbanization in Africa: Unleashing a Formal Market
... impediments to housing therefore requires coordination that can come only from the head of government: ministries of housing have neither the political weight nor the analytic capacity to play this role effectively. Yet in Africa, housing has never received such high political priority. This in tur ...
... impediments to housing therefore requires coordination that can come only from the head of government: ministries of housing have neither the political weight nor the analytic capacity to play this role effectively. Yet in Africa, housing has never received such high political priority. This in tur ...
additional observations
... would only be required to be given as to whether the development included the “the installation, alteration or replacement of a chimney, flue or soil and vent pipe.” It is important to note that Class G of the GPDO allows the installation, alteration or replacement of a chimney, flue or soil and ven ...
... would only be required to be given as to whether the development included the “the installation, alteration or replacement of a chimney, flue or soil and vent pipe.” It is important to note that Class G of the GPDO allows the installation, alteration or replacement of a chimney, flue or soil and ven ...
Katajanokka - an Art Nouveau District Questions concerning urban
... characterised the urban planning of the late 1800s. Streets were laid out in a gridiron pattern that failed to take the area’s rocky and undulating terrain into account. The urban structure was based on straight streets and large closed blocks; nowhere in the town plan was there space for any parks ...
... characterised the urban planning of the late 1800s. Streets were laid out in a gridiron pattern that failed to take the area’s rocky and undulating terrain into account. The urban structure was based on straight streets and large closed blocks; nowhere in the town plan was there space for any parks ...
Signs and Symbols of the domestic façade in the city
... language” (A. Forty 2000 p. 64) seemed to be the focus of a new debate, but actually the discussion of signs in architecture was much older. The American philosopher C.S. Peirce (1839-1940) and the Swiss linguist Ferdinand de Saussure (1857-1913) both influenced the later architectural discussion wi ...
... language” (A. Forty 2000 p. 64) seemed to be the focus of a new debate, but actually the discussion of signs in architecture was much older. The American philosopher C.S. Peirce (1839-1940) and the Swiss linguist Ferdinand de Saussure (1857-1913) both influenced the later architectural discussion wi ...
(RDP) Housing Policy in South
... houses alone are not lifting people out of poverty, and that the promise they made is unrealistic and unachievable. It does not need to be abandoned altogether, but rather transformed into a policy that not only provides shelter, but also provides a model for the future – an innovative solution that ...
... houses alone are not lifting people out of poverty, and that the promise they made is unrealistic and unachievable. It does not need to be abandoned altogether, but rather transformed into a policy that not only provides shelter, but also provides a model for the future – an innovative solution that ...
Mixed Use Development Guidelines
... defines it – the walls of buildings that enclose a plaza, for example; or the storefronts along the commercial street; or the dwellings that line a residential avenue. These guidelines provide guidance on the appropriate urban design for mixed-use environments in the City of Virginia Beach. The late ...
... defines it – the walls of buildings that enclose a plaza, for example; or the storefronts along the commercial street; or the dwellings that line a residential avenue. These guidelines provide guidance on the appropriate urban design for mixed-use environments in the City of Virginia Beach. The late ...
public spaces and associated development
... Transport and parking policies should be designed to promote public transport use. Park and ride schemes at out of town locations should reduce the numbers of cars being brought into the city. Initiatives such as car-sharing should be investigated. New and improved public transport services should b ...
... Transport and parking policies should be designed to promote public transport use. Park and ride schemes at out of town locations should reduce the numbers of cars being brought into the city. Initiatives such as car-sharing should be investigated. New and improved public transport services should b ...
Subjugated South African Buildings: The Bonwit Clothing Factory in Cape
... Ivor Prinsloo, the newly appointed Head of UCT’s School of Architecture, played down the extent to which Uytenbogaardt had been influenced by Le Corbusier when designing Werdmuller: Roelof is not copying, he is showing a fine understanding of Corb (Brink 1974). ...
... Ivor Prinsloo, the newly appointed Head of UCT’s School of Architecture, played down the extent to which Uytenbogaardt had been influenced by Le Corbusier when designing Werdmuller: Roelof is not copying, he is showing a fine understanding of Corb (Brink 1974). ...
Mapping urban and social space: towards a socio
... This paper presents a methodological framework for studying the interaction between urban form and social space within the built environment. The purpose of this ‘socio-cultural understanding of urban form’ is to be able to design new and regenerate existing residential neighbourhoods with sustainab ...
... This paper presents a methodological framework for studying the interaction between urban form and social space within the built environment. The purpose of this ‘socio-cultural understanding of urban form’ is to be able to design new and regenerate existing residential neighbourhoods with sustainab ...
København den 26. – 28. september 2012
... This paper presents the work of an interdisciplinary Danish-Swedish collaboration. The aim is to create new knowledge and ‘best practices’ for sustainable urban settlements, transportation, and decision making processes in the Oresund region. Researchers from Lund University, Institute of Sustainabl ...
... This paper presents the work of an interdisciplinary Danish-Swedish collaboration. The aim is to create new knowledge and ‘best practices’ for sustainable urban settlements, transportation, and decision making processes in the Oresund region. Researchers from Lund University, Institute of Sustainabl ...
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier (France, Argentina, Belgium
... 1924 Cité Frugès, Pessac, France The Cité Frugès was the result of a commission from the Bordeaux industrialist, Henry Frugès, for a garden city in Pessac, comprising 130–150 houses with shops. The aim was to show the relevance of prefabrication and of a certain form of standardisation. At Cité Frug ...
... 1924 Cité Frugès, Pessac, France The Cité Frugès was the result of a commission from the Bordeaux industrialist, Henry Frugès, for a garden city in Pessac, comprising 130–150 houses with shops. The aim was to show the relevance of prefabrication and of a certain form of standardisation. At Cité Frug ...
International Style
... ADOLF LOOS and the Steiner House, Vienna 1910 “The external architectural effect relied on the adroit placement of large plate glass windows large plate-glass windows, in undecorated planar surfaces. Although it was a long way (in meaning as well as form) from this villa, with its neoclassical plan ...
... ADOLF LOOS and the Steiner House, Vienna 1910 “The external architectural effect relied on the adroit placement of large plate glass windows large plate-glass windows, in undecorated planar surfaces. Although it was a long way (in meaning as well as form) from this villa, with its neoclassical plan ...
The bliss of the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens
... designed as a rooftop garden for use by office employees, and combines orderly planted trees in large flower pots and drought-tolerant true grasses that grow in a random manner. In an interesting sectional move, the roof dips down to connect to the office building’s streetlevel collective spaces. Fo ...
... designed as a rooftop garden for use by office employees, and combines orderly planted trees in large flower pots and drought-tolerant true grasses that grow in a random manner. In an interesting sectional move, the roof dips down to connect to the office building’s streetlevel collective spaces. Fo ...
The Development of Architecture in the 20th Century
... Not surprisingly, schools of design act as crucibles for new ideas, just as publications are vectors for their dissemination. The Staatliches Bauhaus, founded in Weimar, Germany in 1919, was one such highly-influential school. When it was forced by the Nazi regime to close down in 1933 its founder, ...
... Not surprisingly, schools of design act as crucibles for new ideas, just as publications are vectors for their dissemination. The Staatliches Bauhaus, founded in Weimar, Germany in 1919, was one such highly-influential school. When it was forced by the Nazi regime to close down in 1933 its founder, ...
2004 CNU Charter Awards - Congress for the New Urbanism
... The Congress for the New Urbanism Charter Awards are an annual opportunity to celebrate CNU’s Charter, its twenty-seven principles, and the great work it inspires. Readers less familiar with CNU may be surprised to learn that projects are considered at three scales — the Region: Metropolis, City, an ...
... The Congress for the New Urbanism Charter Awards are an annual opportunity to celebrate CNU’s Charter, its twenty-seven principles, and the great work it inspires. Readers less familiar with CNU may be surprised to learn that projects are considered at three scales — the Region: Metropolis, City, an ...
Housing Complexes in Upper Silesian Cities Built in 1921
... House building in Zabrze - before it obtained city rights – was directly connected with industrial capital and based on the idea of the worker housing estate of the early 20th century. As a border city, Zabrze became an important urban centre, which brought about a house building boom. Not only did ...
... House building in Zabrze - before it obtained city rights – was directly connected with industrial capital and based on the idea of the worker housing estate of the early 20th century. As a border city, Zabrze became an important urban centre, which brought about a house building boom. Not only did ...
Athens Charter
The Athens Charter (French: Charte d'Athènes) was a document about urban planning published by the Swiss architect, Le Corbusier in 1943. The work was based upon Le Corbusier’s Ville Radieuse (Radiant City) book of 1935 and urban studies undertaken by the Congrès International d'Architecture Moderne (CIAM) in the early 1930s.The Charter got its name from location of the fourth CIAM conference in 1933, which, due to the deteriorating political situation in Russia, took place on the S.S. Patris bound for Athens from Marseilles.The Charter had a huge impact on urban planning after World War II.