The Language of Towns & Cities: A Visual Dictionary

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The final word at the language of urban planning and design. The Language of Towns & Cities is a landmark publication that clarifies the language by which we talk about urban planning and design. On a regular basis words such as “avenue,” “boulevard,” “park,” and “district,” in addition to less repeatedly used words and terms such as “sustainability,” “carbon-neutral,” or “Bilbao Effect” are used with a perfect variety of meanings, causing confusion among citizens, city officials, and other decision-makers when trying to design viable neighborhoods, towns, and cities. This magnificent volume is the fruit of more than a decade of research and writing so to ameliorate this situation. Abundantly illustrated with over 2,500 photographs, drawings, and charts, The Language of Towns & Cities is both a richly detailed glossary of more than seven hundred words and terms repeatedly used in architecture and urban planning, and a compendium of great visual interest. From “A” and “B” streets to Zero Lot and Zeitgeist, the book is at once comprehensive and accessible. An crucial work for architects, urban planners, students of design, and all those interested sooner or later of towns and cities, that is destined to change into a classic in its field.

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