Recombinant Urbanism : Conceptual Modeling in Architecture, Urban Design, and City Theory /
David Grahame Shane.
- 1st edition
- Chichester : Wiley-Academy , 2005 .
- 344 pages : Color illustration ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
What is city theory? -- What is urban design? -- Three urban elements -- Heterotopias in city modeling and urban design -- Heterotopias, the net city, and recombinant urbanism.
Providing a sophisticated and potent set of tools for urban designers and urban-design students, Recombinant Urbanism also recasts urban modeling as an effective method of augmenting standard architectural design practices in an urban context.
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City planning. Architecture. Architectural design. Civic improvement.