To Scale

One Hundred Urban Plans

Eric Jenkins

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Routledge
15 November 2007

Art & Architecture; City & town planning - architectural aspects; Urban communities; The environment; Regional & area planning

How big is Moscow's Red Square in comparison to Tiananmen Square? Why are there fewer public squares in Japan than in Italy? What lessons might be found in the plan of Savannah, Georgia's historic district?

To Scale is a collection of plans of urban spaces drawn at the same scale to help answer these questions by providing a single and accurate resource of urban plans for architects, urban designers, planners and teachers, and students. The book contains one hundred figure-ground plans from seventy-eight cities around the world, describing an identical area (half a kilometer square) for each urban space. Accompanying each plan are photographs, diagrams and text that illustrate essential aspects of the plan or urban space for the designer.

This compilation is an excellent resource helping to visualize, compare and reconceptualize urban design for students wanting to understand the lessons of existing cities and the making of urban spaces.

By: Eric Jenkins
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 250mm, Width: 250mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 440g
ISBN: 9780415954013
ISBN 10: 0415954010
Pages: 228
Publication Date: 15 November 2007
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Eric J. Jenkins is Associate Professor in the School of Architecture and Planning at the Catholic University of America, Washington DC, where he teaches design, analytical sketching and research methodologies.