The Use of Typologies in Designing Architecture and Urban Design

“What … is type? It can most simply be defined as a concept which describes a group of objects characterized … More

Subminiature Cameras

In this entry I plan to deviate from my normal writings on urban settings and will be covering my small … More

Throughout the 17th to 18th centuries, the Grand Tour was mainly reserved for academics or the elite. Around 1840 rail … More

The following is a paper presented at a conference titled, “Urban Design and the Legacy of Colin Rowe,” and appears … More

In the latter part of the 1700’s engravings of important cities became fashionable. Probably the most well-known engraver of this … More

Circulation Highways, streets, roads, boulevards, avenues, alleys, the names and function may vary but their primary concern is to allow … More

• Fields In 1979 Steven K. Peterson published the seminal article titled “URBAN DESIGN TACTICS.” In this article Peterson describes … More

• City Gates or Points of Entrance City gates, in one form or another, can be found across the world … More

“… The edge of a city is a philosophical region, where city and natural landscape overlap, existing without choice or … More

In 2009 my book, The Genealogy of Cities, was published. The book displayed around 600 city plans in figure ground … More

In the previous posting, The Urban Genome: The Rural Zone, I began a new series discussing what I call The Urban … More

“Urban design is a synthetic, inventive mapping of physical conditions which establishes whole areas of the city. In other words, … More

One of the primary tools for an urban designer is a physical model of the urban fabric you are investigating … More

In 1997 Koetter/Kim & Associates published a monograph of their work. The drawings, sketches, and models shown in their book are … More

In the early 1970’s Colin Rowe and Fred Koetter developed their ideas of a Collage City as an essay, which was expanded and … More

Historically, the process of designing in perspective is commonly related to painting, but it’s important to note that the use … More

In the 8th century, the O’Fogarty’s gave their name to the town of Durlas, which is today located in County … More

My interest in cartography began when I was young, but the study of city plans (or maps) really developed while … More

The Origins of the Arcade & the Various Types The origin of the arcade is most likely patterned after the … More

Cities are fascinating places to study. What we see at face value is actually built typically over time. A number … More