Synopses & Reviews
In a world of increasing globalisation, where one high street becomes interchangeable with the next, Identity by Design addresses the idea of place-making and the concept of identity, looking at how these things can be considered as an integral part of the design process.
Structured around a series of case studies including Prague, Mexico, Malaysia and Boston, the authors discuss an array of design approaches to explain and define the complex interrelated concepts. The concluding sections of the book suggest ideas for practical application in future design processes.
With full colour images throughout, this book takes the discussion of place-identity to the next level, and will be valuable reading for all architects, urban designers, planners and landscape architects.
* Learn about the current debates regarding how design affects place-identity
* Understand the processes through which place identity is formed and the role which designers play in these processes
* Gain a practical insight, through international case studies, into the kinds of creative design approaches which can be applied to the development of place
Synopsis
International solutions to planning and design issues have supported a tendency for everywhere to seem more like everywhere else. There is now a widespread feeling that this is a matter of regret. Designers have come to realise that they can no longer ignore local identity issues.
By focusing on the practical application of the theories generated by the until now abstract 'Identity' debate, this book will make a unique and valuable contribution. Including international case studies from Mexico to Malaysia, Ian Bentley and Georgia Butina Watson demonstrate the different ways that designers and communities have established identity through design both in the past and present.
* Learn about the current debates regarding how design affects place-identity
* Understand the processes through which place identity is formed and the role which designers play in these processes
* Gain a practical insight, through international case studies, into the kinds of creative design approaches which can be applied to the development of place
About the Author
Winner of the RIBA inner city competitions of 1977 and 1980
Principle Lecturer at the Joint Centre for Urban Design at Oxford Brookes University, UK
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION; PRAGUE; PLEÈNIK’S LJUBLJANA; MEXICO; THE LONDON UNDERGROUND; RED BOLOGN; ROSSI IN PERUGIA; MALAYSIA; REINFORCING BOSTON’S EMERALD NECKLACE; THE BEGINNINGS OF A SYNTHESIS