New Civic Art : Elements of Town Planning (Hardcover)

~ (Author), Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk (Author), Robert Alminana (Author)

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Product Description

Patterned on The American Vitruvius: An Architect's Handbook of Civic Art (1922), one of the most successful and well-known architecture books ever published, The New Civic Art, with 1,200 new illustrations and all new text for over 1,000 entries, exemplifies the very best urban planning and town design. This entirely new book thoroughly details the most important recent trends as well as time-honored precedents. It includes information drawn from over 200 international sources. Information has been selected to make this volume the essential encyclopedic reference and textbook for decades to come.

About the Author

Andrés Duany is a founding principal of Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company, Town Planners and Architects (DPZ). He was co-author, with Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, of Rizzoli's Towns and Townmaking Principles (1991).

Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, also a founding principal of DPZ, is dean of the University of Miami School of Architecture. She and Andrés Duany were co-founders of the Congress for the New Urbanism.

Robert Alminana is an architect and consulting town planner based in Northern California.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 384 pages
• Publisher: Rizzoli; illustrated edition edition (October 30, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0847821862
• ISBN-13: 978-0847821860
• Product Dimensions: 12.3 x 9.4 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #522,899 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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15 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Perfect Sequel, April 3, 2004

By A Customer

If you don't have the first Civic Art, originally published in the twenties, you ought to buy it immediately. Having said that, this book is reiterates many of the same ideas, principles, and messages of the first Civc Art, but from a perspective including all of the developements (and learning from all of the problems) introduced into urban design in the last 80 years. It should be in the library of every architect and of those interested in architecture and urban design. I couldn't recommend it more highly.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential for urban designers, planners and architects!, August 14, 2007

By	Jason R. Dunham (Tampa, FL United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book beautifully builds upon the foundation of Hegeman & Peets' Civic Art. Andres Duany is a master at organizing elements of urban design and town planning into this sort of encyclopedia that is easily understood and usable by planners and designers.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Urban Planning Classic, October 3, 2007

By	Thomas Myers - See all my reviews

The New Civic Art is simply the best reference book available on the art and science of urban planning. Its encyclopedic nature provides an invaluable reference for those practicing in the field or those simply interested in the underlying principles and their application to communities and cities across the country. While providing minimal "textbook" style narrative, the book is arranged in a series of 2,000+ entries illustrating the core theories of new urbanism and its historical predecessors. Each entry is accompanied by a concise description and context upon which to view the example. Needless to say, one could spend a lifetime working through and analyzing the content of this massive volume. And on the other hand, it's a very pleasurable book to simply flip through and enjoy the tremendous variety of perspectives represented.