Architectural regeneration / edited by Aylin Orbasli, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK, Marcel Velling, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK.
Contributor(s): Orbasli, Aylin [editor.] | Vellinga, Marcel [editor.]
Language: English Publisher: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley Blackwell, 2020Description: 1 online resource (xxx, 348 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781119340331; 9781119340355; 1119340357; 9781119340379; 1119340373; 9781119340324; 1119340322Subject(s): Architecture and society | Place (Philosophy) in architecture | Sustainable development | Architecture and society -- Case studies | Place (Philosophy) in architecture -- Case studies | Sustainable development -- Case studiesGenre/Form: Electronic books. | Case studies. | Case studies.DDC classification: 720.1/03 LOC classification: NA2543.S6 | A624 2020Online resources: Full text is available at Wiley Online Library Click here to view Summary: "The book will address the different perspectives, scales and tools of architectural regeneration by means of detailed overviews of the current state of thinking and practice, with case studies from around the world used as examples to support the theoretical arguments. The chapters will focus on different scales and types of regeneration (urban, rural, suburban, temporary); discuss the economic, planning, policy and social contexts of regeneration processes; and investigate the role of the design process and the architect in them. Addresses the different perspectives, scales and tools of architectural regeneration by means of detailed overviews of the current state of thinking and practice Provides a thorough overview and discussion of architectural regeneration, in practice and theory Builds a theoretical framework under which the practice of architectural regeneration can be understood Includes extensive case studies from around the world as examples to support theoretical arguments"-- Provided by publisher.| Item type | Current location | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
"The book will address the different perspectives, scales and tools of architectural regeneration by means of detailed overviews of the current state of thinking and practice, with case studies from around the world used as examples to support the theoretical arguments. The chapters will focus on different scales and types of regeneration (urban, rural, suburban, temporary); discuss the economic, planning, policy and social contexts of regeneration processes; and investigate the role of the design process and the architect in them. Addresses the different perspectives, scales and tools of architectural regeneration by means of detailed overviews of the current state of thinking and practice Provides a thorough overview and discussion of architectural regeneration, in practice and theory Builds a theoretical framework under which the practice of architectural regeneration can be understood Includes extensive case studies from around the world as examples to support theoretical arguments"-- Provided by publisher.
About the Author
AYLIN ORBAŞLI is Reader in Architectural Regeneration and MARCEL VELLINGA is Professor of Anthropology of Architecture, both at Oxford Brookes University, UK.
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