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Life Between Buildings
Language: en
Pages: 220
Authors: Jan Gehl
Categories: Architecture
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-01-17 - Publisher:

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The first Danish language version of this book, published in 1971, was very much a protest against the functionalistic principles for planning cities and reside
The Secret Lives of Buildings
Language: en
Pages: 352
Authors: Edward Hollis
Categories: Architecture
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-11-10 - Publisher: Macmillan + ORM

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A strikingly original, beautifully narrated history of Western architecture and the cultural transformations that it represents Concrete, marble, steel, brick:
The Spaces Between Buildings
Language: en
Pages: 248
Authors: Larry Ford
Categories: Architecture
Type: BOOK - Published: 2000-08 - Publisher: JHU Press

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Three photographic essays offer a study of the neglected "nooks and crannies" between structures, from gates and fences to sidewalks, alleys, and parking lots.
Responsive Environments
Language: en
Pages: 153
Authors: Sue McGlynn
Categories: Architecture
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-05-13 - Publisher: Routledge

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Clearly demonstrates the specific characteristics that make for comprehensible, friendly and controllable places; 'Responsive Environments' - as opposed to the
Cities for People
Language: en
Pages: 284
Authors: Jan Gehl
Categories: Architecture
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-03-05 - Publisher: Island Press

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For more than forty years Jan Gehl has helped to transform urban environments around the world based on his research into the ways people actually use—or coul