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Urban design management
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- Book Synopsis
- This is an introduction to the secrets of Urban Design Management (UDM). The book examines the roles of the players involved in land-use projects and describes good collaborative methods of practice in project-based urban design and planning, putting emphasis on the creative co-operative skills and the wide knowledge of the participants in a working group. The role of the architect is examined in relation to design, planning and project management with particular emphasis on collaboration and negotiation skills. Specific issues considered include: The make-up of a good project team Ways to make the project team function together Objectives and benefits of project-orientated planning The need to take local characteristics into account in project-orientated planning The preparation required for a co-operative planning process and how initial information can be collected and used How to define project content, and outlining the project itself Partner-specific strategies Urban Design Management contains international examples and many diagrams and photographs, making it a useful and accessible guide for all built environment professionals working in the public realm and those studying architecture, urban design and planning at a graduate level.
- About The Author
- Antti Ahlava teaches urban design at Helsinki University of Technology and practices architecture at MOD Architects' office. He was recently a Visiting Professor at Aarhus School of Architecture in Denmark.Harry Edelman is a consultant in Urban Design Management at Edelman Group Ltd, Finland. He has conducted research internationally in conjunction with the recent affiliation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as a Research Scholar.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780415469227
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis, (12 November 2008)
- Number of Pages
- 224
- Weight
- 460 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 246 x 192 x 24 mm
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