This book demonstrates how contemporary architecture, community engagement and thoughtful urban design can contribute to the creation of thriving small communities. It addresses a lack of inspiration and ideas for architects and designers and promotes a character-based approach to designing and planning 21st century towns.
This book demonstrates how contemporary architecture, community engagement and thoughtful urban design can contribute to the creation of thriving small communities. It addresses a lack of inspiration and ideas for architects and designers and promotes a character-based approach to designing and planning 21st century towns.
Dr. Matthew Jones is Associate Professor at the Birmingham School of Architecture and Design, Birmingham City University and a partner at Coombs Jones Architects. He is an architect whose practice, research and teaching have focused on place specific approaches to the development of rural towns. Matthew led the award winning Ruthin Future, a project to develop long term vision for the future of the North Wales town. He has experience in socially engaged and participatory place making, community-led planning, public engagement and university-community live projects. Matthew was a judge for the RIBA President's Awards for Research 2017 and is an Advocate in Practice for Design Commission for Wales.
Inhaltsangabe
Foreword by Prof. Wayne Forster Welsh School of Architecture Introduction 1. Understanding Small Settlements 1.1. What do we mean by towns and smaller communities? 1.2 . History growth and evolution 1.3. Contemporary challenges facing small communities 1.4. Is now the right time for change? 2. Homes: Creating distinctive places to live 2.1. The need for new homes 2.2. Temple Gardens Temple Cloud 2.3. Cinque Port Street Rye 2.4. Project: Tibby's Triangle Southwold 2.5. The Avenue Saffron Walden 2.6. Social Housing Gistel 2.7. Steepleton Retirement Community Tetbury 3. Town centres: Building the Heart of a Community 3.1. The changing nature of the town centre 3.2. Warwick Hall Community Centre Burford 3.3. Marks & Spencer Northallerton 3.4. School in town Westport 3.5. Hebden Bridge Town Hall Hebden Bridge 3.6. Welcome Building Bishop Auckland 4. Public space: Encouraging social life 4.1. The value of public space 4.2. Bridge Street Callan 4.3. Prescot Forum Prescot 4.4. Helensburgh Town Centre Helensborough 4.5. Clonakilty 400 Clonakilty 5. Long term strategies: Future visions for small settlements 5.1. Recent initiatives to shape future places 5.2. Ruthin Future Ruthin 5.3. Village Design Guides South Cambridgeshire 5.4. Sharing Bolsover 5.5. Urban Regeneration Plan Selb Germany 6. Conclusion
Foreword by Prof. Wayne Forster Welsh School of Architecture Introduction 1. Understanding Small Settlements 1.1. What do we mean by towns and smaller communities? 1.2 . History growth and evolution 1.3. Contemporary challenges facing small communities 1.4. Is now the right time for change? 2. Homes: Creating distinctive places to live 2.1. The need for new homes 2.2. Temple Gardens Temple Cloud 2.3. Cinque Port Street Rye 2.4. Project: Tibby's Triangle Southwold 2.5. The Avenue Saffron Walden 2.6. Social Housing Gistel 2.7. Steepleton Retirement Community Tetbury 3. Town centres: Building the Heart of a Community 3.1. The changing nature of the town centre 3.2. Warwick Hall Community Centre Burford 3.3. Marks & Spencer Northallerton 3.4. School in town Westport 3.5. Hebden Bridge Town Hall Hebden Bridge 3.6. Welcome Building Bishop Auckland 4. Public space: Encouraging social life 4.1. The value of public space 4.2. Bridge Street Callan 4.3. Prescot Forum Prescot 4.4. Helensburgh Town Centre Helensborough 4.5. Clonakilty 400 Clonakilty 5. Long term strategies: Future visions for small settlements 5.1. Recent initiatives to shape future places 5.2. Ruthin Future Ruthin 5.3. Village Design Guides South Cambridgeshire 5.4. Sharing Bolsover 5.5. Urban Regeneration Plan Selb Germany 6. Conclusion
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