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The Architectural Pattern Book
Ray (EDT)/ Urban Design Associates/ Csont, David R. (EDT)/ Levine, Karen (EDT)/ Robinson, Rob/ Carter, Donald K./ Long, Barry J., Jr./ Ostergaard, Paul/ Kaliszewski, Donald (CON)/ Morgan, James H. (CON)/ Zeilman, Donald G. (CON)/ Lewis, David Gindroz

W W Norton & Co Inc, 2004

The Urban Design Handbook: Techniques and Working Methods

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Urban Design Associates

W. W. Norton & Company, 2003

How to build a great city
The architects at Urban Design Associates use war stories and bold illustrations to provide detailed instructions on how to transform a blighted urban area into an aesthetically pleasing community. This Pittsburg-based firm created the architectural plans for city redevelopment in communities from Cincinnati, Ohio to Winston-Salem, North Carolina to Riverside County, California. The book shares ...

The Architectural Pattern Book: A Tool for Building Great Neighborhoods

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Urban Design Associates, Rob Robinson, ...

W. W. Norton & Company, 2004

Not just a house, design a whole neighborhood
Most of us like architectural books because we think, or possibly just dream of building our own ULTIMATE house. Here, however, is a book not on building a house, but on building an entire neighborhood. It starts with a bit of history, the pattern books written in roman times. It brings them up to date with a survey of several American neighborhoods dating from turn of the century times. And ...