Complex City

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Books
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38.00
book_author_name: 
Jane Manning
book_type: 
Hardback
publisher: 
RIBA Publishing
published_date: 
01/09/2020
isbn: 
9781859468944
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Books > Art, Fashion & Photography > Architecture > Landscape art & architecture > City & town planning
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Jane Manning|Hardback|RIBA Publishing|01/09/2020
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9781859468944
Book Description: 
Part story, part atlas - this is a study of a city’s complexity. The most successful cities, the most interesting and sought-after ones, are those with an intrinsic and distinctive character that remain dynamic and relevant. They are complex and contradictory. And that is worth embracing. This is a visual, geographic and narrative journey that explains why London is the way it is today. Using stunning maps and artful imagery, it makes a compelling case for a finer grain understanding of density through a character-based approach to planning. Each character area is broken down, exploring the characteristics and character-based development potential. For those planning and designing projects, this is a reference book for the early stages of a design project and can help to inform site analyses which form the part of most architectural commissions and urban design studies. For lovers of maps and London, it is a must-read.

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