The Mayors' Institute [electronic resource] : excellence in city design / National Endowment for the Arts, the Mayors' Institute on City Design ; James S. Russell, editor ; Mark Robbins, series editor.
Title from title screen (viewed on July 10, 2008).
Contents:
The history of the Mayors' Institute / Christine Saum -- How to use the Mayors' Institute on city design / Robert Campbell -- The disciplines / James S. Russell. The design professions ; The architect ; The landscape architect ; The urban designer ; The urban planner ; The artist -- The elements. The "civitas" of seeing / Richard Sennett ; Great streets / Allan Jacobs ; Elements of success in downtown revitalization / Donovan D. Rypkema ; Civil engineering for cities / James S. Russell ; Making a place for housing / James S. Russell ; Life at the water's edge / James S. Russell -- The tools. Rules for designing cities / Alex Krieger ; Design competitions / Rosalie Genevro ; Community workshops / James S. Russell.
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