Alex Lehnerer - Grand Urban Rules - 2009
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Rare and highly sought-after reference work in academic circles of architecture and urban planning.
Original 2009 edition, complete with its 2 bookmarks.
- Title: Grand Urban Rules
- Author: Alex Lehnerer — Assistant Professor of Architecture and Urban Design at ETH Zurich (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich)
- Contributors: Kees Christiaanse & Ludger Hovestadt
- Graphic design: Studio Joost Grootens
- Publisher: 010 Publishers, Rotterdam
- Publication date: 2009
- Edition: Original edition — first edition
- Binding: Hardcover with 2 bookmarks in red and black
- Page count: 271
- Dimensions: 24.8 x 17.5 cm
- Illustrations: Richly illustrated — original drawings by the author, plans, schematics and diagrams in black & white
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9789064506666
- Award: Best Book, Urban Design Group, 2010
Condition: Very good, interior free of annotations and dog-eared pages, appears unread.
White cover with a few marks at the corners slightly worn.
See the photos that are part of the description.
A very handsome copy.
Content:
The work is structured in two parts.
The first presents the 115 fundamental urban rules illustrated by the author, each accompanied by a drawing and a reference to its city of origin.
The second part, divided into ten chapters, analyzes these rules from different angles — history of American zoning, the relationship between public and private interests, density, aesthetics, urban performance.
To demonstrate the universality of these rules, Lehnerer creates the fictitious city of Averuni, compiling regulations from cities in Europe, North America and Asia.
The work defends the thesis that urban regulations, far from being mere constraints, are cultural acts and design tools in their own right.
Will be shipped in careful, sturdy and traceable packaging.
Rare and highly sought-after reference work in academic circles of architecture and urban planning.
Original 2009 edition, complete with its 2 bookmarks.
- Title: Grand Urban Rules
- Author: Alex Lehnerer — Assistant Professor of Architecture and Urban Design at ETH Zurich (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich)
- Contributors: Kees Christiaanse & Ludger Hovestadt
- Graphic design: Studio Joost Grootens
- Publisher: 010 Publishers, Rotterdam
- Publication date: 2009
- Edition: Original edition — first edition
- Binding: Hardcover with 2 bookmarks in red and black
- Page count: 271
- Dimensions: 24.8 x 17.5 cm
- Illustrations: Richly illustrated — original drawings by the author, plans, schematics and diagrams in black & white
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9789064506666
- Award: Best Book, Urban Design Group, 2010
Condition: Very good, interior free of annotations and dog-eared pages, appears unread.
White cover with a few marks at the corners slightly worn.
See the photos that are part of the description.
A very handsome copy.
Content:
The work is structured in two parts.
The first presents the 115 fundamental urban rules illustrated by the author, each accompanied by a drawing and a reference to its city of origin.
The second part, divided into ten chapters, analyzes these rules from different angles — history of American zoning, the relationship between public and private interests, density, aesthetics, urban performance.
To demonstrate the universality of these rules, Lehnerer creates the fictitious city of Averuni, compiling regulations from cities in Europe, North America and Asia.
The work defends the thesis that urban regulations, far from being mere constraints, are cultural acts and design tools in their own right.
Will be shipped in careful, sturdy and traceable packaging.
Details
Number of books
1
Subject
Architecture
Book title
Grand Urban Rules
Author/ Illustrator
Alex Lehnerer
Condition
Very good
Publication year oldest item
2009
Height
24.8 cm
Edition
1st Edition
Width
17.5 cm
Language
English
Original language
Yes
Publisher
010 Publishers, Rotterdam
Binding/ Material
Hardback
Number of pages
271
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