Urban Spaces

Author: Jacobo Krauel
Pages: 300
Format: 280 X 280 mm, hard cover w/jacket
Images: 290 color illustrations, 145 B/W plans & drawings
ISBN: 978-84-96969-39-1
Price: 55,00€

This collection of outstanding projects for public spaces is an excellent overview of current trends in urban planning; new forms of social existence have led to an increased interest in the definition of urban space. Our cities have already crossed the dividing line between space to inhabit and habitable space and, at present, it is difficult to conceive of a good urban development plan without an equally good plan of the public space involved. This volume has brought together twenty five examples of the best in urban design, with the indelible stamp of the most internationally known professionals. Each of them is thoroughly documented and illustrated with full color glossy photographs and drawings, to capture the full scale of the project’s complexities, technical assets and aesthetic innovations. This book, the fruit of a complete case study, will undoubtedly be of the greatest value to all architects, urban planners and students seeking an introduction to the latest tendencies in the field of public space design.

Jacobo Krauel, renowned architecture critic and expert, he is the author of the seminal book, Sustainable Architecture: Low-Tech Houses, as well as over a dozen titles focusing on the latest trends and applications in today’s architecture. He currently resides in Barcelona, where he is researching the work of Gaudí.