Synopses & Reviews
This book is a study of design initiatives and policies in five US West Coast cities - Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Irvine and San Diego - all of which have had particularly interesting experience of relevance to urban design practice in Britain and other countries.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-230).
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
List of Figures
List of Tables
1. National Context and a Comparative Framework
—Introduction
—International perspectives on contemporary design review
—Understanding American planning systems
—Examples of the control process - Portland and Seattle
—Key criticisms of planning and design review
—Developing criteria for comparison and evaluation
2. Seattle
—Introduction
—Design and development in downtown Seattle
—Seattle's urban villages growth strategy
—Conclusions
—City of Bellevue
—Introduction
—The pressure for planning and design regulation
—The downtown design regulations and review process
—Conclusions
3. Portland
—Introduction
—State legislation and the policy basis for planning decisions
—The Central City Design Guidelines
—The 1988 Central City Plan
—The Albina Community Plan
—City-wide planning, urban growth boundaries, housing density and affordability
—Conclusions
4. San Francisco
—The 1972 Master Plan and its urban design policies
—The 1985 Downtown Plan
—The Residential Design Guidelines
—Conclusions
5. Irvine
—Introduction
—Company-controlled design
—Irvine's 'village' structure and layouts
—Community conformity and claustrophobia or a democratic control?
—Conclusions
6. San Diego
—Introduction
—The General Plan
—Rationalising the zoning code
—Community Plans
—Conclusions
7. Conclusions
—Introduction
—A framework for synthesis
—The politics of urban design
—Public participation in formulating design policy
—The process of design review
—The policy hierarchy and the writing of guidelines
—Implementation
—A comprehensive co-ordinated effort
—The lessons from west coast cities
Appendices
Bibliography