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The last decade has seen the rise of urban design which has taken a central position in the new agendas for urban regeneration and renaissance. Urban design has moved from marginality to mainstream. The principles espoused by urban designers over the past thirty years are now accepted as key to a better urban environment and as we move towards greater sustainability, different ideas are emerging ... Læs mere

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The last decade has seen the rise of urban design which has taken a central position in the new agendas for urban regeneration and renaissance. Urban design has moved from marginality to mainstream. The principles espoused by urban designers over the past thirty years are now accepted as key to a better urban environment and as we move towards greater sustainability, different ideas are emerging
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Computers can calculate perspective angles and create a drawing for us, but the spontaneity of mark making, the tactile quality of a writing surface, the weight of a drawing instrument, and the immediacy of the human touch are sensations that keep traditional drawing skills perpetually relevant. The sensuality and convenience of the hand persists and will survive as a valuable communication tool, ... Læs mere

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Serier serie Penn Studies in Landscape Architecture
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af Christopher Tunnard, John Dixon Hunt ...

Serier serie Penn Studies in Landscape Architecture
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af Vanita Naidoo ...

Serier serie Routledge Research in Higher Education
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af David Walters, Linda Brown ...

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af Bartolomeo Taegio, Thomas E. Beck ...

Serier serie Penn Studies in Landscape Architecture
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af Duanfang Lu ...

Serier serie Planning, History and Environment Series
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Urban Design Futures

The Complete Guide to Perspective Drawing

Landscape and Building Design for Bushfire Areas

L'Italia è bella dentro

Essay on Gardens

Liminal Spaces and Spatial Practices in Byzantium

New York in Cinematic Imagination

The Evolution of Urban Heritage Conservation and the Role of Raymond Lemaire

Care and the City

Inventing Greenland

A Cultural History of Plants in the Nineteenth Century

Designed for Recreation

The Protected Vista

Urban Horticulture

Riyadh

Sustainable Living at the Centre for Alternative Technology

Rebuilding Urban Complexity

Community Matters: Service-Learning in Engaged Design and Planning

The Urban Contract

Gardens in the Modern Landscape

The Impacts of Green Space on Student Experience at an Urban Community College

Design First

La Villa

Remaking Chinese Urban Form