Circulation Highways, streets, roads, boulevards, avenues, alleys, the names and function may vary but their primary concern is to allow … More
Author: Looking@Cities
Professor Emeritus who taught architecture and urban design in the US and Europe.
The Urban Genome: Fields
• Fields In 1979 Steven K. Peterson published the seminal article titled “URBAN DESIGN TACTICS.” In this article Peterson describes … More
The Urban Genome: City Gates or Points of Entrance
• City Gates or Points of Entrance City gates, in one form or another, can be found across the world … More
The Urban Genome: Edges
“… The edge of a city is a philosophical region, where city and natural landscape overlap, existing without choice or … More
The Genealogy of Cities (PDF’s from the CD)
In 2009 my book, The Genealogy of Cities, was published. The book displayed around 600 city plans in figure ground … More
The Urban Genome: Approach
In the previous posting, The Urban Genome: The Rural Zone, I began a new series discussing what I call The Urban … More
The Urban Genome: Rural Zone
“Urban design is a synthetic, inventive mapping of physical conditions which establishes whole areas of the city. In other words, … More
Constructing City Models for Urban Designers: from Handmade to Machine Made Models
One of the primary tools for an urban designer is a physical model of the urban fabric you are investigating … More
Koetter/Kim – Blackwall Peninsula Projects
In 1997 Koetter/Kim & Associates published a monograph of their work. The drawings, sketches, and models shown in their book are … More
The Plan Game: The Origins of “Collage City”
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
Perspective: a Tool for Designing in Three-Dimensional Space.
Historically, the process of designing in perspective is commonly related to painting, but it’s important to note that the use … More
The Castle/Keeps and Walls of Thurles
In the 8th century, the O’Fogarty’s gave their name to the town of Durlas, which is today located in County … More
A Brief History of City Plans
My interest in cartography began when I was young, but the study of city plans (or maps) really developed while … More
Arcades: Brief History & Case Studies in Cleveland, OH
The Origins of the Arcade & the Various Types The origin of the arcade is most likely patterned after the … More
Looking @ Shaker Heights
Cities are fascinating places to study. What we see at face value is actually built typically over time. A number … More
Looking @ Cities
Greetings and welcome to Looking@Cities. It’s my intent with this blog to share with you my knowledge on cities, towns, … More
