Good Vibrations
Author: Arsone, Sarah
This article has to do with feng shui. Feng shui is an Asian principle that deals with the ideal placement of items. Trying to avoid negative energy or finding lucky places for the items, which include everything from buildings to tables. js
Citation: Restaurant Hospitality, v75n9, Sep 1991.
Pp.140-144, Copyright: Copyright Penton Publishing 1991
Public
Housing Architecture: Concept, Compromise, & Challenge
Author: Cooper, Terence K.
This article discusses the failure of housing projects. Housing projects for the most part are drab and similar in appearance. A good way to help this is to differentiate the buildings through the use of color and shape. js
Citation: Journal of Housing. v45n4. Jul/Aug 1988.
p. 179,182-187
A Theory of Good City Form
Author: Lynch, Kevin
This book examines the value of a city in regard to its spatial characteristics. Lynch identifies five main criteria and two "meta-criteria": vitality, sense, fit, access, control, plus efficiency and justice. He tests his theory on cities of different sizes, densities, and growth rates. Lynch concludes that an all encompassing model is a work in progress (P. Schwab). js
Citation: "Lynch: A Theory of Good City Form", <http://www.otal.umd.edu/amst/cultland/Lynch1.htm>,
1/29/00
The Experience of Place
Author: Tony Hiss
This article examines what makes people form an attachment to a place and the danger that can result in changing places. According to Hiss, there are many factors that endear people to a place. These factors can be sights, smells, shape, textures, or anything a person likes. A certain danger can result in changing places if a person is not open minded to new experiences and adjusting to the new factors of a place. js
Citation: Aperture, no150 (Winter 1998) p. 40-59
A Pattern Language
Author: Christopher Alexander
A Pattern Language provides a standard for building and planning based on natural considerations. He provides 250 patterns that are the units of this language, each consisting of a design problem, discussion, illustration, and solution. By understanding recurrent design problems in our environment, Alexander was able to write a very influential book that crosses many disciplines, from architecture to computer programming. js
Citation: www.amazon.com, 11/31/00
Garden Variety
Author: Lampert-Greaux, Ellen
In 1997 the Grammy Awards were moved to Madison Square Garden to provide the excitement of a stadium show. The lighting and set designer were able to combine that excitement with a more intimate atmosphere. The stage protruded into the crowd, and the lights were diffuse to accomplish this. js
Citation: TCI, v. 31 (May 1997) p. 7
New Horizons
Author: Gallion and Eisner
New Horizons is an explanation of urban and regional design. Open space within the city is a main topic within urban design. In the past hundred years the idea of open space has drastically change in city development. Now, according to this chapter, we must make the most of what little land there is available within the city to create a strong sense of public space. One, fairly simple, way this can be done is by altering the relationship between buildings and streets. J.N.
Gallion, Arthur and Simon Eisner. The Urban Pattern: City Planning
and Design. New
York: Van Nostrand, 1986.
