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Childs, Mark C.

 
9780826330031: Squares: A Public Place Design Guide for Urbanists

Synopsis

This book is intended to help designers, planners, public officials, students, developers, and community leaders understand the history and theories of public commons, elicit community dialogue and desires, respond to the natural and built environment, and design compelling places. Mark C Childs contends that places built to support conviviality are critical components of a good town. He includes theory, brief case studies, and 126 design queries and discussions. Interspersed with Childs's text are brief essays by other authors addressing particular kinds of public spaces: parks, urban beaches, farmers' markets, and community gardens.

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About the Author

Mark C Childs is a faculty member and the director of the Design and Planning Assistance Center in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of New Mexico. Childs is also the author of Parking Spaces: A Design, Implementation, and Use Manual for Architects, Planners, and Engineers.

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ISBN 10:  0826330045 ISBN 13:  9780826330048
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press, 2006
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