Finding Lost Space Theories and Urban Design

The Problem of "Lost Space," or the Inadequate Use of Space, Afflicts Most Urban Centers Today. the Automobile, the Effects of the Modern Movement in Architectural Design, Urban-Renewal and Zoning Policies, the Dominance of Private Over Public Interests, As Well As Changes in Land Use in the Inner City Have Resulted in the Loss of Values and Meanings That Were Traditionally Associated With Urban Open Space. This Text Offers a Comprehensive and Systematic Examination of the Crisis of the Contemporary City and the Means by Which This Crisis Can Be Addressed. Finding Lost Space Traces Leading Urban Spatial Design Theories That Have Emerged Over the Past Eighty Years the Principles of Sitte and Howard; the Impact of and Reactions to the Functionalist Movement; and Designs Developed by Team 10, Robert Venturi, the Krier Brothers, and Fumihiko Maki, to Name a Few. in Addition to Discussions of Historic Precedents, Contemporary Approaches to Urban Spatial Design Are Explored. Detailed Case S