Design Guidelines in American Cities: A Review of Design Policies and Guidance in Five West Coast Cities (Liverpool University Press - TPR [Town Planning Review] Special Studies) (Volume 2)

Design Guidelines in American Cities ДИЗАЙН, ДОМ и СЕМЬЯ,НАУКА и УЧЕБА Название: Design Guidelines in American Cities Автор: John Punter Издательство: Liverpool University Press Год: 1999 Страниц: 248 ISBN: 0853238936Формат: pdf Размер: 7 MBThis book is a study of design initiatives and policies in five US West Coast cities – Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Irvine and San Diego – all of which have had particularly interesting experience of relevance to urban design practice in Britain and other countries.uploadbox.com.com 85 Title Page......Page 4 Preface......Page 6 Acknowledgements......Page 8 Contents......Page 10 List of Figures......Page 14 International perspectives on contemporary design review......Page 18 Understanding American planning systems......Page 22 Examples of the control process—Portland and Seattle......Page 32 Key criticisms of planning and design review......Page 34 Developing criteria for comparison and evaluation......Page 40 Introduction......Page 48 Design and development in downtown Seattle......Page 49 Seattle’s urban villages growth strategy......Page 55 Conclusions......Page 71 Introduction......Page 74 The pressure for planning and design regulation......Page 75 The downtown design regulations and review process......Page 77 Conclusions......Page 81 Introduction......Page 83 State legislation and the policy basis for planning decisions......Page 86 The Central City Design Guidelines......Page 91 The 1988 Central City Plan......Page 97 The Albina Community Plan......Page 109 City-wide planning, urban growth boundaries, housing density and affordability......Page 119 Conclusions......Page 120 Introduction......Page 123 The 1972 Master Plan and its urban design policies......Page 124 The 1985 Downtown Plan......Page 128 The Residential Design Guidelines......Page 145 Conclusions......Page 157 Introduction......Page 161 Company-controlled design......Page 163 Irvine’s ‘village’ structure and layouts......Page 165 Community conformity and claustrophobia or democratic control?......Page 173 Conclusions......Page 175 The General Plan......Page 178 Rationalising the zoning code......Page 187 Community Plans......Page 189 Conclusions......Page 208 Introduction......Page 211 The politics of urban design......Page 212 Public participation in formulating design policy......Page 214 The process of design review......Page 215 The policy hierarchy and the writing of guidelines......Page 216 Implementation......Page 223 A comprehensive co-ordinated effort......Page 224 The lessons from west coast cities......Page 226 I: The Secretary of the Interior’s ‘Standards for Rehabilitation of Historic Buildings 1983’......Page 233 II: Persons Contacted......Page 235 (i) General Sources......Page 236 (ii) Plans and Guidance......Page 240 (iii) City Studies......Page 244 This book is a study of design initiatives and policies in five US West Coast cities — Seattle (including Bellevue), Portland, San Francisco, Irvine and San Diego—all of which have had particularly interesting urban design experience of relevance to practice in Britain and other countries. Although these cities are not a representative sample of all American design practice, they provide a rich vein of ideas about recent policy development and current initiatives which will stimulate thought about the formulation of effective design controls. The presentation of substantial extracts from key documents that underpin design controls in the five cities will be of interest, inspiration and practical use to academics and practitioners who want to know more about American practice and who want to contribute to improvements in the standards and quality of urban design policies and design control. The opening chapter provides a national context and a comparative framework for the study, with a focus on international perspectives, American planning systems and the development of criteria for comparison and evaluation. The five subsequent chapters take each city in turn, briefly reviewing the salient characteristics of each one before presenting an account of how planning and design policy have evolved in the last twenty-five years; key features of the contemporary systems of design control are highlighted and a summary evaluation is made. The focus in the case studies is on how policy and guidance have been formulated, structured and presented in the various documents that make up the policy framework, how the process of control operates, and how both respond to the criticisms commonly made of design and control. This final chapter draws general conclusions about the experience of the studied cities of wider relevance to American design review practice, but which are of interest to those engaged in design review and policy formulation everywhere. This Book Is A Study Of Design Initiatives And Policies In Five Us West Coast Cities - Seattle (including Bellevue), Portland, San Francisco, Irvine And San Diego - All Of Which Have Had Particularly Interesting Urban Design Experience Of Relevance To Practice In Britain And Other Countries. Although These Cities Are Not A Representative Sample Of All American Design Practice, They Provide A Rich Vein Of Ideas About Recent Policy Development And Current Initiatives Which Will Stimulate Thought About The Formulation Of Effective Design Controls. The Presentation Of Substantial Extracts From Key Documents That Underpin Design Controls In The Five Cities Will Be Of Interest, Inspiration And Practical Use To Academics And Practitioners Who Want To Know More About American Practice And Who Want To Contribute To Improvements In The Standards And Quality Of Urban Design Policies And Design Control.--jacket. National Context And A Comparative Framework -- Seattle -- Portland -- San Francisco -- Irvine -- San Diego -- Conclusions. John Punter. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [219]-230). "This book is a study of design initiatives and policies in five US West Coast cities - Seattle (including Bellevue), Portland, San Francisco, Irvine and San Diego - all of which have had particularly interesting urban design experience of relevance to practice in Britain and other countries. Although these cities are not a representative sample of all American design practice, they provide a rich vein of ideas about recent policy development and current initiatives which will stimulate thought about the formulation of effective design controls. The presentation of substantial extracts from key documents that underpin design controls in the five cities will be of interest, inspiration and practical use to academics and practitioners who want to know more about American practice and who want to contribute to improvements in the standards and quality of urban design policies and design control"--Provided by publisher