Open AccessThe best way to learn about urban design is to study great cities
Author(s) -
Matthew Bell
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of traditional building, architecture and urbanism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2660-583X
pISSN - 2660-5821
DOI - 10.51303/jtbau.vi1.381
Subject(s) - rowe , architecture , aside , space (punctuation) , macro , scale (ratio) , architectural engineering , urban design , urban space , sociology , computer science , engineering , regional science , art , visual arts , geography , cartography , management , literature , economics , programming language , operating system
Colin Rowe is remembered having said that, aside from buildings, there are several scales of architecture, which includes both “micro-architecture like furniture and silverware, and macro-architecture like London and Paris… well maybe more Paris than London.” Space & Anti-Space: The Fabric of Place, City and Architecture, by Steven Peterson and Barbara Littenberg, is devoted to what Rowe called the “macro” scale, and this book adds an immense amount to understanding how to design at the scale of the city. Steven Peterson and Barbara Littenberg. Space & Anti-Space: The Fabric of Place, City and Architecture. ORO Editions, 2020.