A Landscape of Choice

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

A Design Primer for Cities and Towns

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

A City of Gardens

City of Gardens PDF Author: Christopher Alexander, Daniel Solomon, Kathryn Clarke, et.al. Date: 1988 Publisher: City of Pasadena Selections: pp. 18-28 Description: This is a very specific code for a certain urban type. It develops a specific design theme across elements and across zones. Assessment: This code demonstrates the extent to which a type can be … Continue reading A City of Gardens