Identity by Design : txt
Georgia Butina Watson and Ian Bentley.
- 1st ed.
- vii, 289 p. ill ; plans ; 28cm book
1. Prague : the pursuit and perils of national identity -- 2. Plecnik's Ljubljana : the social relevance of a personal vision -- 3. Mexico : complexities of culture and landscape -- 4. The London Underground : a way for all -- 5. Red Bologna -- 6. Rossi in Perugia : designing with layers of history -- 7. Malaysia : layering ecology and culture -- 8. Reinforcing Boston's Emerald Necklace -- 9. The beginnings of a synthesis : the responsive environments approach -- Conclusions : pulling the threads together -- Figures: Figure 0.1 Cotswold vernacular buildings 2 -- Figure 0.2 The Old Bridge, Mostar 3 -- Figure 0.3 New Housing, Angell Town, Brixton 5 -- Figure 0.4 Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris / architect Jean Nouvel 11 -- Figure 1.1 Central Europe in the mid eleventh century / after Bideleux and Jeffries 18 -- Figure 1.2 Prague: the spatial sequence we shall follow 20 -- Figure 1.3 National Museum at the head of Wenceslas Square 22 -- Figure 1.4 (a) Queen Libusine, surveying her city / (b) The Wnceslas sculpture 23 -- Figure 1.5 (a) The gothic Powder Tower from Wenceslas Square 24 -- Figure 1.6 (a) The Old Town Hall facade / (b) A Golden Age artefact: the puppet clock Orloz 25 -- Figure 1.7 The Jan Hus monument 26 -- Figure 1.8 Parizka Street towards Letna 27 -- Figure 1.9 The Old New Synagogue from Parizka Street 28 -- Figure 1.10 Spatial definition across Svatopluk Cech Bridge 29 -- Figure 1.11 (a) Majolikahaus, Vienna : Otto Wagner (b) Portrait of Ambroise Vollard : Pablo Picasso, 1909-10 - 10 / (c) Baroque Goyhic vault / (d) Portico of Baroque Gothic inspiration 30 -- Figure 1.12 House of the Black Madonna: ganeral view 31 -- Figure 1.13 (a) Black Madonna details in context / (b) Rooted but forward looking details / (c) Entrance to House of the Black Madonna / (d) Black Madonna stair well 32 -- Figure 1.14 Neklanova Street apartments 33 -- Figure 1.15 Baba Master Plan 35 -- Figure 1.16 (a) Baba: general view / (b) Baba: a forward looking image 36 -- Figure 1.17 (a) The Stalin monument / (b) Stalin’s nemesis: an inflatable Michael Jackson 38 -- Figure 2.1 Wagnerschule buildings in Slovene Square 45 -- Figure 2.2 A vernacular barn near Ljubljana 46 -- Figure 2.3 Michelangelo’s mannerism: Laurentian Library 46 -- Figure 2.4 (a) Plecnik’s house: street view / (b) Plecnik’s house: walling detail 48 -- Figure 2.5 Plecnik’s house: additive massing 49 -- Figure 2.6 Axis of light through Tivoli Park 51 -- Figure 2.7 Ljubljana Master Plan 51 -- Figure 2.8 (a) Janez Krstnik Bridge: general view / (b) Janez Krstnik Bridge: view of the river below 53 -- Figure 2.9 The green oasis of Gradascica’s banks 53 -- Figure 2.10 (a) Ljubljanica terraces in winter / (b) Houses under a common roof 54 -- Figure 2.11 (a) Shoemakers’ Bridge: dovetailed into the earlier urban fabric / (b) Shoemakers’ Bridge: site of a summer open air café 55 -- Figure 2.12 (a) The old bridge glimpsed through the new / (b) The three bridges as a single unit 57 -- Figure 2.13 (a) Superimposing Presern and the church tower / (b) A lamp links to the Ursuline church 58 -- Figure 2.14 (a) NUK in context / (b) The bulk of NUK from Novi Trg 60 -- Figure 2.15 (a) A giant landmark column / (b) Reducing the scale of Gosposka Street 61 -- Figure 2.16 As found sculpture 62 -- Figure 2.17 NUK: internal spatial relations 63 -- Figure 2.18 The Liberation Front symbol 64 -- Figure 2.19 Krizanke’s complex language 65 -- Figure 3.1 The Pyramid of the Sun in ancient settlement of Teotihuacan, Mexico 72 -- Figure 3.2 Diego Rivera’s mural painting known as The Carnival of Mexican Life (1936) 73 -- Figure 3.3 The ancient city of Tenochtittan, the capital city if the Aztec Empire, Mexico 75 -- Figure 3.4 A model of the central part of Tenochtitlan, Mexico 76 -- Figure 3.5 Mexico City, Plaza Mayor or Zocalo; built by the Spanish after the conquest in 1521 77 -- Figure 3.6 Carlos Contreras’s plan for the expansion of Mexico City. 1935 – 1985 79 -- Figure 3.7 The Plan of the University City (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico – UNAM, 1950 – 1955) 80 -- Figure 3.8 The Chancellery, designed by Mario Pani, Enrique del Moral and Salvador Ortega Flores (1952 – 1956), UNAM, Mexico City 82 -- Figure 3.9 UNAM: The Library, designed by Gustavo Saavedra, Juan Martinez de Velasco (1952-1956), Mexico City 83 -- Figure 3.10 (a) Luis Barragán: The rocky terrain of the Pedregal Gardens, San Angel, Mexico City (1945 – 1953) / (b) Aerial view of the site plan for the Gardens, drawn by Luis Barragán and Carlos Contreras (1945) 85 -- Figure 3.11 (a) A typical street in the Pedregal Gardens, Mexico City designed by Luis Barragán ( 1945-1953) / (b) A view into the courtyard of the Pedregal Gardens, Mexico City / (c) The Pedregal Gardens landscape with native plants and trees 87 -- Figure 3.12 (a) San Cristobal stables, Mexico City, designed by Luis Barragán (1967-1968) / (b) The Gilardi House, Mexico City, designed by Luis Barragán (1975-1976) 89 -- Figure 3.13 (a) The plan of Camino Real Hotel, Mexico City, designed by Ricardo Legorreta (1968) / (b) Fountain and the entrance patio of Camino Real Hotel, Mexico City, designed by Ricardo Legorreta 92 -- Figure 3.14 (a) Camino Real Hotel, the Mariano Escobedo street view, Mexico City / (b) Camino Real Hotel with mixed use development along Calle de Leibnitz, Mexico City 93 -- Figure 3.15 (a) Punta Zicatella in its natural setting, designed by Diego Villaseñor (1980 – 1990) / (b) The main entrance into Punta Zicatella / (c) Punta Zicatella, a paved pathway 95 -- Figures 3.16 (a) The Common House, Punta Zicatella, the Pacific Ocean View / (b) The Common House, Punta Zicatella, a detail of the palapa roof structure / (c) A residential dwelling type based on a fisherman’s cottage, Punta Zicatella 96 -- Figure 3.17 (a) Punta Zicatella: a residential group of buildings based on a watch tower concept (b) Punta Zicatella: the former house of Diego Villaseñor, the atchitect of the scheme / (c) Punta Zicatella: the plan of the house built for the architect 97 -- Figure 3.18 The landscape setting of Punta Zicatella 98 -- Figure 4.1 Early station name sign, with later version above it: Belsize Park 104 -- Figure 4.2 Poster frames integrated into design of platform space 106 -- Figure 4.3 (a) Early map of Underground system / (b) Beck’s revision of the Underground map 107 -- Figure 4.4 (a) Alfred France: ‘’The Way for All’’ / (b) McKnight Kauffer: Power 108 -- Figure 4.5 An early Northern line station : Chalk Farm 110 -- Figure 4.6 (a) Up to date neo Georgian / (b) The station as a shop; Brent Cross 111 -- Figure 4.7 (a) The pavement canopy and shops at Morden / (b) Inside / outside space at Morden 113 -- Figure 4.8 (a) The Modern booking hall / (b) Platform access at Morden 114 -- Figure 4.9 The importance of lighting: a contemporary photograph 116 -- Figure 4.10 Park Royal as gateway to London 118 -- Figure 4.11 The drama of the escalator 119 -- Figure 4.12 The careful integration of details 120 -- Figure 4.13 The Underground as an international symbol of modernity: contemporary photo at 1930 Monza exhibition 121 -- Figure 4.14 Forward looking imagery at Stratford 123 -- Figure 5.2 Mediaeval towers of Bologna 129 -- Figure 5.3 Bologna’s mediaeval plan 130 -- Figure 5.4 (a) Bologna’s Piazza Maggiore with Basilica of San Petronio and Palazzo dei Banchi / (b) Palazzo dei Podesta and Torre dell’ Arengo, built in 1212 131 -- Figure 5.5 (a) Old porticos of Bologna / (b) Palazzo Sanguinetti in Stada Maggiore 132 -- Figure 5.6 (a) Bologna’s porticos / (b) Via Ugo Bassi with Torre Garisenda and Torre Asinelli in the background 133 -- Figure 5.7 A typological classification method of Bologna’s leading mutation types 137 -- Figure 5.8 Bologna’s historic layers 138 -- Figure 5.9 An analytical record of Bologna’s inventory showing the location of key monuments 139 -- Figure 5.10 (a) Typological classifications of Bologna’s residential dwelling plans / (b) Three dimensional classifications of Bologna’s residential dwelling types 140 -- Figure 5.11 (a) A panomaric view of Bologna / (b) Bologna’s rooftop mini oases 142 -- Figure 5.12 (a) Exhibition panels and a model of neighbourhood rehabilitation proposals / (b) A plan and façade elevations of restoration proposals for Via Maggiore street 143 -- Figure 5.13 (a) Restored Piazza Maggiore with beige and pink marble slabs / (b) A details of Basilica of San Petronio 145 -- Figure 5.14 (a) The Town Hall and the Notaries located in the northern side of Piazza Maggiore / (b) A view into Piazza Maggiore from Palazzo dei Podesta 146 -- Figure 5.15 (a) The Town Hall and the Hall of the Notaries located in the northern side of Piazza Maggiore / (b) A view into Piazza Maggiore from Palazzo dei Podesta 146 -- Figure 5.15 (a) A display of rich local produce in Quadrilatero / (b) A view of Piazza Maggiore, Via Vitale, Strada Maggiore and Via San Stefano 147 -- Figure 5.16 (a) Torre degli Asinelli and Torre Garisenda / (b) Arcaded walkways in the University District 148 -- Figure 5.17 Restored houses in Via San Leonardo, near the University District 150 -- Figure 5.18 (a) Restored houses in Via Mirasole / (b) A view into the restored Via Mirasole / (c) Houses and shops in Via del Porta 151 -- Figure 6.1 A panoramic view of Perugia 160 -- Figure 6.2 (a) A view of the old Etruscan Porta Marzia, incorporated into the defensive system by Antonio and Aristotile da Sangallo (1530 – 1543) / (b) The Etruscan Arch, also known as Arch of Augustus, one of the seven gates into the ancient city of Perugia 161 -- Figure 6.3 San Lorenzo Duomo, the Great Fountain and the Piazza IV Novembre, in the heart of Perugia 162 -- Figure 6.4 Piazza IV Novembre, the Great Fountain, Palazzo dei Priori and Corso Vannucci 163 -- Figure 6.5 (a) A view into the Piazza IV Novembre and arcaded passageways of San Lorenzo Duomo / (b) The steps heading into the San Lorenzo Duomo, used also as a seating area 164 -- Figure 6.6 (a) A famous passeggiata along Corso Vannuci, Perugia’s most important social street / (b) Ancient layers of old Perugia, incorporating a part of Via Apia and the old aqueduct / (c) One of many Perugia’s arcaded passageways 165 -- Figure 6.7 (a) Piazza Cavallotti into many ancient arcaded passageways with a church facade incorporated into the fabric of the city / (b) A view of Saint Luke’s Gate showing parts of the old aqueduct / (c) The Church of St. Theresa and the Sciri Tower 166 -- Figure 6.8 (a) A panoramic view of new parts of Perugia / (b) Contrasting of old and new Perugia seen from Via Baglioni 167 -- Figure 6.9 (a) Piazza IV Novembre, the Great Fountain and a complex of residential and commercial buildings / (b) Aldo Rossi’s conceptual design for Centro Direzionale and Piazza Nuova in Perugia / (c) Piazza Nouva with the fountain looking towards the shopping centre 169 -- Figure 6.10 (a) Palazzo dei Priori, Perugia / (b) A detail of the central section of Palazzo dei Priori, Perugia / (c) The old University building, Perugia 170 -- Figure 6.11 (a) Aldo Rossi’s Centro Direzionale with its new Broletto, Perugia / (b) A detail of new Broletto in Perugia / (c) The main entrance into the government offices building, Perugia 171 -- Figure 6.12 (a) A detail of the government offices building, with one of the staircases leading to the upper level / (b) A view of the regional road charging through the Broletto / (c) The regional road connecting residential neighbourhoods and Centro Direzionale / (d) A view of Centro Direzionale in its context 172 -- Figure 6.13 (a) Piazza della Republica with an old church turned into a commercial outlet / (b) A detail of Centro Direzionale, Perugia / (c) A framed view of the new shopping centre in Piazza Nouva 173 -- Figure 6.16 (a) A small courtyard of Centro Direzionale / (b) A panoramic view of new Perugia and Centro Direzionale 176 -- Figure 7.1 (a) Kuala Lumpur’s landmarks of progressive place identity image / (b) Kuala Lumpur’s constrasting morphologies 182 -- Figure 7.2 (a) A traditional timber framed Malay House / (b) A traditional Malay Kampong / (c) Malaccas’ s old waterfront buildings / (d) Malaccas’s eclectic shophouses 183 -- Figure 7.3 (a) Kuala Lumpur’s restored shophouses / (b) Constrasting images of modern Kuala Lumpur: Masjid Jame Mosque with modern buildings in the background / (c) Kuala Lumpur’s Railway Station, based on a North Indian pattern, built in 1910 (d) The Law Courts in Kuala Lumpur, part of the British colonial inheritance 186 -- Figure 7.4 (a) Central Market, an art deco strucyure, designed by T. Y. Lee in 1937 / (b) Ken Young’s Plaza IBM, Kuala Lumpur 187 -- Figure 7.5 (a) Dayabumi Complex, designed by BEP and MAA Akitek group / (b) Dayabumi Complex with a view of the Islamic Centre building / (c) A detail view of the Dayabumi office block 189 -- Figure 7.6 (a) The central Market complex, Kuala Lumpur / (b) Traditional shophouses in the Central Market area, Kuala Lumpur 190 -- Figure 7.7 Ken Young’s The Tropical Verandah concept 191 -- Figure 7.8 (a) Lim’s residence in Taman Seputeh, Kuala Lumpur, designed by CSK Associates / (b) A covered extension in Lim’s residence 194 -- Figure 7.9 (a) Precima House in Jalan Ara in Bangsar, Kuaka Lumpur, designed by Jimmy Lim and CSK Associates / (b) Precima House, a bedroom wing 197 -- Figure 7.10 Precima House, the courtyard view 198 -- Figure 7.11 Precima House at night 198 -- Figure 7.12 Interior view of the Precima House 199 -- Figure 7.13 Interior and roof detail of the Precima House 200 -- Figure 7.14 (a) A cross section of the Rolf Schnyder’s House, Kuala Lumpur, Jimmy Lim and CSK Associates / (b) A courtyard view of the Rolf Schnyder’s House 201 -- Figure 7.15 Interior of the Peter Eu House, Kuala Lumpur, designed by Jimmy Lim and CSK Associates 202 -- Figure 7.16 (a) Layering of roof structure in Peter Eu’s House / (b) A detail of roof structure in Peter Eu’s House 203 -- Figure 7.17 The Selanger House, Ulu Langat Kjang, the 1998 Aga Khan Award for architecture, designed by Jimmy Lim and CSK Associates 204 -- Figure 7.18 The main entrance into the Selanger House 205 -- Figure 8.1 (a) William Burgess ‘ s Map of Colonial North End, Boston / (b) The old Church in North square, North End, Boston / (c) Paul Revere’s House, North End , the oldest house in Boston, built in 1676 but altered and restored in 1680 / (d) Faneuil Hall, built in 1742 as a market with a hall above, given to the town of Boston by Peter Faneuil. In 1805, Charles Bulfinch doubled the width of the building and added a third floor 210 -- Figure 8.2 (a) The Boston Common in winter. (b) Massachusetts State house, built between 1795 and 1798 (c) Park Street with the Brewer Fountain in Boston Common. (d) Elegant houses of Beacon Hill 212 -- Figure 8.3 (a) The Back Bay residential development, a view from the John Hancock Tower / (b) Elegant, European style houses in the leafy Back Bay area 213 -- Figure 8.4 The Emerald Necklace, designed by Olmsted and Elliot in 1897 214 -- Figure 8.5 (a) Derelict edge of North End, 1997 / (b) Boston ‘ s Downtown Artey under construction 1954 215 -- Figure 8.6 (a) The Government Centre area, built during the 1960s / (b) City Hall, designed by Gerard M McKinnel and Edward F Knowles 217 -- Figure 8.7 Lynch ‘s study of Boston ‘ s Central Artery , 1990 218 -- Figure 8.8 aerial View of Boston’s Center Artery 219 -- Figure 8.9 (a) Boston ‘ s Central Artery, a view into the North End neighborhood, 1997 / (b) View of the Central Artery from Rowes Wharf, 1990 220 -- Figure 8.10 Four proposals for restructuring the Central Artery; (1) The city Redevelopment Authority scenario; (2) the Alex Kreiger scheme ; (3) The Ricardo Boffil ‘ s conept ; (4) the Boston Society of Architects ‘ ideas 222 -- Figure 8.11 Boston 2000 / a plan for the Central Artery Progress Report 1990 223 -- Figure 8.12 (a) Proposed street hierarchy map / (b) Proposed open space sequence 224 -- Figure 8.13 Parcelisation and land use map / (b) Model of Haymarket and Fanueil Hall sites 225 -- Figure 8.14 The Bulfinch Triangle proposal / (b) The Bulfinch Triangle, proposal for the Boston Garden, looking down Canal Street / (c) A development proposal for North End (d) the North End housing improvement ideas 227 -- Figure 8.15 (a) A proposal for a reconnected Hanover Street as a gateway to the North End neighborhood / (b) a view from North End towards the Downtown area / (c) A detailed design proposal for the North End parks, designed by Wallace Floyed Design Group and Gustafson, Partners 229 -- Figure 8.16 (a) Proposal for the Downtown Waterfront area / (b) The Fanueill Hall Marketplace area / (c) Restored Quincy Market buildings. (d) Quincy Market in water. 230 -- Figure 8.17 A Central Artery in the Financial District / (b) A proposal for the financial District open space system / (c) A proposal for the Financial District parks (d) A view through the Rowes Wharf Rubina 231 – Figure 8.18 (a ) The Boston’s Chinatown area / (b) A proposal for Boston’s Chinatown Asian garden / (c) A detailed design proposal for the Chinatown open space solution, proposed by Carol K Johnson Associates and Turenscape of Beijing / (d) A proposal for Boston’s Chinatown Asian Garden 232 -- Figure 8.19 Boston’s historic buildings in the Downtown area 233 -- Figure 9.1 Fobney Street : identifying potential links 239 -- Figure 9.2 Fobney Street : preliminary street layout 239 -- Figure 9.3 Fobney Street: opening up the streems (b) Fobney Street : stream as green corridor 241 -- Figure 9.4 Fobney Street: mental maps 244 -- Figure 9.5 Fobney Street : composite mental maps 245 -- Figure 9.6 Fobney Street : opening landmark view (b) Fobney Street : landmark bay window 246 -- Figure 9.7 (a) Angell Town : a pedway / (b) Angell Town: ground floor given over to the car 247 -- Figure 9.8 (a) Angell Town : a big block turns into a series of dwellings / (b) Ground floors reactivated 250 -- Figure 9.9 Angell Town : personalized front gardens 251 -- Figure 9.10 Overhead bridges characteristic of Central Brixton / (b) Overhead bridges in the new housing 252 -- Figure 9.11 (a) Well loved nearby villas / (b) Villas format in the new housing 253 -- Figure 9.12 Angell Town : the memorial garden 254 -- Figure 9.13 Witney : potential for biotic support 256 -- Figure 9.14 Witney: green desires lines 257 -- Figure 9.15 Witney: green linkage through the project site 258 -- Figure 9.16 Witney : the integrated access network 259 --
"In a world of increasing globalisation, where one high street becomes interchangeable with the next, Identity by Design addresses the idea of place-making and the concept of identity, looking at how these things can be considered as an integral part of the design process. Structured around a series of case studies including Prague, Mexico, Malaysia and Boston, the authors discuss an array of design approaches to explain and define these complex and inter-related concepts. The concluding sections of the book suggest ideas for practical application in future design processes." "With full colour images throughout, this book takes the discussion of place-identity to the next level, and will be valuable for all architects, urban designers, planners and landscape architects."-- Jacket.