An anthology of regulations that have shaped urban form
Charte Architecturale de Rochefort PDF Date: 1981 Publisher: Ville de Rochefort (en Charente-Maritime) Selections: pp. 26, 55, 64-67 Description: This manual seeks to guide the character of new development in Rochefort through an analysis of its historical patterns of building. Assessment: This document provides urban design and architectural guidance for a number of the different areas … Continue reading Charte Architecturale de Rochefort
Celebration Pattern Book PDF Author: Urban Design Associates Date: 1997 Publisher: The Disney Company Description: This pattern book deals with architectural syntax and the placement of (residential) buildings on lots. Assessment: The graphics are excellent and constructive. This book might not be effective as a municipal code, however, as the architectural standards that might be … Continue reading Celebration Pattern Book
Celebrating Our Heritage, Planning Our Future PDF Author: Belmont Planning Department/Duany Plater-Zyberk Date: 1995 Publisher: Belmont Planning Department Selections: ‘Purpose and Applicability’ (p. 1-1), & sample pages from Section 4.11: Traditional Neighborhood Description: This ordinance includes a traditional neighborhood district. Assessment: A full TND ordinance. Includes [use, lots & buildings, streets & alleys, parking, and landscaping] … Continue reading Celebrating Our Heritage, Planning Our Future
PDF for: Building with Nantucket in Mind: Guidelines for Protecting the Historic Architecture and Landscape of Nantucket Author: J. Christopher Lang Date: 1995 Publisher: Nantucket Historic District Commission Selections: pp. 60-63 Description: A design manual providing guidelines for historic preservation and for traditional building design. Assessment: Thick description, good detail. Provides guidelines that could be used … Continue reading Building with Nantucket in Mind: Guidelines for Protecting the Historic Architecture and Landscape of Nantucket Island
PDF for: Building Livable Communities: A Policymaker’s Guide to Transit-Oriented Development Author: Judy Corbett and Paul Zykofsky Date: 1996 Publisher: The Center for Livable Communities Selections: p. 23 & Appendix A: Transit-Friendly Checklist (pp. 60-61) Description: This is a manual that provides the rationale, guidelines, implementation tools, checklists, and case studies for transit-oriented development. Assessment: This … Continue reading Building Livable Communities: A Policymaker’s Guide to Transit-Oriented Development
ABA Model Land Use Procedures Act PDF Author: Joint Task Force of the State and Local Government and Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice Sections of the American Bar Association, led by Edward J. Sullivan Date: 2008 Publisher: American Bar Association Source: http://law.wustl.edu/landuselaw/ Submitted by Professor Daniel R. Mandelker, Washington University School of Law Description: Adopted by … Continue reading ABA Model Land Use Procedures Act
A Primer on Sustainable Building PDF Author: Dianna Lopez Barnett with William D. Browning Date: 1995 Publisher: Rocky Mountain Institute Selections: Appendix B: Checklist for Environmentally Sustainable Design and Construction Description: This book is a guide for environmentally sustainable design. It includes checklists that can be incorporated into a zoning ordinance. Assessment: This is a clear, … Continue reading A Primer on Sustainable Building
A Pattern Language PDF Author: Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein et.al. Date: 1977 Publisher: Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley. Source: Alexander, C. et. al. (1977). A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction. New York: Oxford University Press. Selections: Section 3: City Country Fingers (pp. 21-25); Section 51: Green Streets (pp. 266-269) Description: This is one of the … Continue reading A Pattern Language
Landscape of Choice PDF Author: The Growth Alternatives Alliance Date: 1998 Publisher: The Growth Alternatives Alliance Source: Public Domain. Available online Selections: Policy recommendations for Compact Growth (pp. 12-13) Description: A document that offers strategies, principles, and policy recommendations for a growing agricultural region. Assessment: This suggests New Urbanist principles for development in order to preserve the … Continue reading A Landscape of Choice
Design Primer PDF Author: Anne Mackin and Alex Krieger Date: 1989 Publisher: Massachusetts Council on the Arts and Humanities Selections: “Taking Action” Description: This is a manual directed at a community audience. It gives information on town planning and design, with suggestions for how communities can get the urbanism they desire. Assessment: Each chapter ends with … Continue reading A Design Primer for Cities and Towns