Urban Ethic: Design in the Contemporary City

by Canniffe; Eamonn

• ISBN13: 9780415348652
• ISBN10: 041534865X
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2006-01-20
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This book focuses on the spatial character of the city. A brief survey of the history of urban development leads to the proposal of a methodology for the design of urban space, concentrating on the relationship of four elements: patterns, narratives, monuments and spaces. The book addresses the current debate regarding urban regeneration through the proposal of a flexible framework for the analysis of urban context and the integration of new interventions to create sustainable cities. This work draws on the dual expertise of historical research and design experience. Although contemporary practice in urbanism has many sources of design guidelines it lacks a theory which provides a flexible approach to the complexities of most urban situations. This book aims to provide a theoretical framework which looks beyond the style obsession of urban makeovers to the fundamental elements of city-making. The book will feature historical analysis, theoretical coherence, contemporary case studies, goodillustrations and a physical context for citizenship.

Author Biography

Eamonn Canniffe teaches Design, Architectural History and Urban Design at the University of Sheffield School of Architecture.

Table of Contents

List of figures	p. ix
Acknowledgements	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Processes of Urban Development	p. 7
The questions of the city	p. 9
The historic city	p. 21
The industrial city	p. 38
The post-industrial city	p. 56
Elements of the Urban Environment	p. 75
The ethic of the city: a fourfold model of urbanism	p. 77
Patterns	p. 95
Narratives	p. 112
Monuments	p. 130
Spaces	p. 147
The urban future	p. 164
Bibliography	p. 181
Index	p. 186
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