Better by Design? Architecture, Urban Planning, and the Good City

By: Contributor(s): Material type: ArticleArticleLanguage: English Publication details: Virginia Tech Publishing 20201009Description: 1 electronic resource (320 p.)ISBN:
  • /doi.org/10.21061/better-by-design
  • 9781949373325;
  • 9781949373318
Subject(s): Online resources: Summary: This book explores the intellectual roots of the design professions, showing how architects, planners, and other designers have traditionally interpreted their roles and implemented their ideas in cities across North America and the UK. Drawing on his long record of research and award-winning publications on the social production of the built environment, Paul Knox offers a critical appraisal of their ultimate effectiveness in achieving the goal of creating and sustaining good cities.
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This book explores the intellectual roots of the design professions, showing how architects, planners, and other designers have traditionally interpreted their roles and implemented their ideas in cities across North America and the UK. Drawing on his long record of research and award-winning publications on the social production of the built environment, Paul Knox offers a critical appraisal of their ultimate effectiveness in achieving the goal of creating and sustaining good cities.

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