Jan
6
Visual Landscape Theory
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The Aesthetic Landscape Theory about Visual, Yoshinobu Ashihara
D/H and W/D Proportions of the Townscape
An important aspect of townscape composition depends on the ratio of street width to building height. These proportions, using D for the distance between buildings on both sides of the street, and H for the height of the adjacent buildings.
When D/H < 1, the space grows crowded and cramped
When D/H = 1, a balance is achieved between height and distance
As D/H grows larger, the space becomes more open
Jan
2
Urban Spatial Design Theory
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Theories of Urban Spatial Design, Roger Trancik
The city as a clearly defined system of solids and voids. The building coverage is denser than the exterior space, thereby giving shape to the public openings. (1) Figure-ground theory: In this approach, the starting point for an understanding of urban form is the analysis of relationships between building mass and open space. Figure-ground analyses are powerful tools for identifying the textures and patterns of the urban fabric as well as problems in its spatial order, but can lead to a static and two-dimensional conception of space. Read more
Dec
29
AIA Chicago 2007 Awards
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The State of Illinois Emergency Operations Center received AIA Chicago’s 2007 Divine Detail Honor Award. The exterior copper rain screen on the new State Emergency Operations Center is a feature of the layered design approach which facilitated the design and construction of this high-security 50,000 sf facility Read more
