(Ebook) BASICS Urbanism: Urban Building Blocks by Thorsten Burklin, Michael Peterek ISBN 9783764384609, 3764384603

(Ebook) BASICS Urbanism: Urban Building Blocks by Thorsten Burklin, Michael Peterek ISBN 9783764384609, 3764384603

Our cities and neighbourhoods are composed of Urban Building Blocks and a knowledge of these elementary components is part of the basic equipment of city planning. It is absolutely essential for urban design that one understands their form and structure, their functional conditions, and the differentiation into private and public spheres, as well as the ways they are networked into their surroundings. The study of these city building blocks represents a first step toward understanding, and successfully developing the built structure of the city as a physical and social habitat.

The basic equipment of city planning:  the row, the block, the courtyard (the block in reverse), the passageway, the line, the solitaire, the group, the "shed"; Quick and easy comprehension of the basic building blocks of the city; Basic introduction to the larger spatial context of the city; Indispensable for city planning analysis and design

Thorsten Burklin, architect, and Michael Peterek, city planner, teach at the University of Applied Sciences, Frankfurt am Main

BASICS Architectural Series:  At the beginning of one's architecture studies, there are many unknowns: what is really important? how do I brainstorm a design idea? how can this idea be depicted and ultimately implemented?  BASICS is a series that imparts fundamental knowledge in compact individual volumes as well as in topical compendiums. It offers precise, step-by-step discussions, systematically covering the most important material pertaining to a given topic. Tailored to the needs of students, the series addresses all key subject areas, including design, architectural presentation, construction, professional practice, building services, landscape architecture, and urbanism.