Urban design and the British urban renaissance : txt
[editor] by John Punter.
- xix, 371 p. ill. ; maps ; plans ; 26 cm. book
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: List of plates vii -- List of figures ix -- List of tables xi -- List of contributors xii -- Preface xiv -- Acknowledgments xviii -- Common acronyms xx -- 1 An introduction to the British urban renaissance John Punter 1 -- The English Core Cities : an introduction 33 -- 2 Birmingham: translating ambition into quality Joe Holyoak 35 -- 3 Manchester : making it happen Michael Hebbert 51 -- 4 Leeds: shaping change and guiding success Rachael Unsworth and Lindsay Smales 68 -- 5 Sheffield : a miserable disappointment no more ? Philip Booth 85 -- 6 Liverpool 2008 : Liverpool's Vision and the decade of cranes Mike Biddulph 100 -- 7 Bristol : not a design led urban renaissance Henry Shaftoe and Andrew Tallon 115 -- 8 Newcastle upon Tyne: in search of a post industrial direction Ali Madanipour 132 -- 9 Nottingham : a consistent and integrated approach to urban design Tim Heath 148 -- London and the Thames Gateway : an introduction 165 -- 10 Central London : intensity, excess and success in the context of a world city Marion Roberts and Tony Lloyd Jones 169 -- 11 King's Cross : renaissance for whom ? Michael Edwards 189 -- 12 The Isle of Dogs : thirty five years of regeneration but have we seen a renaissance ? Matthew Carmona 206 -- 13 The Thames Gateway : alive and well? Lora Nocolaou and Sarah Chaplin 224 -- The Celic Capitals : an introduction 241 -- 14 Edinburgh : catching up with the contemporary Leslie Forsyth and Marilyn Higgings 245 -- 15 Glasgow : renaissance on the Clyde ? Steve Tiesdell 262 -- Wales : an introduction 281 -- 16 Cardiff : a renaissance city 'with a reputation for imaginative architecture and iconic urban design ? John Punter 283 -- Northern Ireland : an introduction 281 -- 17 Belfast : rebranding the Renaissance City : from 'the Troubles' to Titanic Quarter William J.V. Neill 305 -- Conclusions 323 -- 18 Reflecting on urban design achievements in a decade of urban renaissance John Punter 325 -- Select bibliography and references 353 -- Index 367 -- Plates : 2.1 Birmingham: Selfridges 38 -- 2.2 Birmingham: Southside housing 44 -- 2.3 Birmingham: Beorma Quarter development 45 -- 2.4 Birmingham: Moor Street boulevard 46 -- 3.1 Manchester: Cross Street 53 -- 3.2 Manchester: Piccadilly Gardens 56 -- 3.3 Manchester: Beswick's new frontage onto Ashton Old Road 57 -- 3.4 Manchester: Beetham Tower from Whitworth Street West 59 -- 3.5 Manchester: Hardman Square, Spinningfields 65 -- 4.1 Leeds: River Aire from Crown Point Bridge 70 -- 4.2 Leeds: Millennium Square 73 -- 4.3 Leeds: city council's draft Tall Buildings Design Guide (2008) 79 -- 4.4 Leeds: The Plaza - private sector student hall of residence 79 -- 5.1 Sheffield Railway Station in 2004 86 -- 5.2 Sheffield Winter Gardens 90 -- 5.3 Sheffield Peace Gardens 91 -- 5.4 Sheffield: Sheaf Square 93 -- 5.5 Sheffield: Butcher's Wheel Works, now restored for residential and commercial uses 97 -- 6.1 Liverpool: Concert Square, Ropewalks 102 -- 6.2 Liverpool: Housing at St Andrews Gardens 103 -- 6.3 Liverpool One 109 -- 6.4 Liverpool: Old Haymarket 110 -- 6.5 Liverpool: Clevedon Park 112 -- 7.1 Bristol: Harbourside 116 -- 7.2 Bristol: Queen Square 118 -- 7.3 Bristol: Temple Quay 120 -- 7.4 Bristol: The Centre promenade 121 -- 7.5 Bristol: Stokes Croft 123 -- 8.1 Newcastle: Gateshead Millennium Bridge 134 -- 8.2 Newcastle: Quayside 135 -- 8.3 Newcastle: Grey Street 137 -- 8.4 Newcastle: Chinatown 138 -- 8.5 Newcastle: Blue Carpet Square 139 -- 9.1 Nottingham: Old Market Square 153 -- 9.2 Nottingham: Lace Market Square 154 -- 9.3 Nottingham: a NET tram in front of the Theatre Royal 156 -- 9.4 Nottingham: Castle Whart 159 -- 10.1 London: Trafalgat Square 174 -- 10.2 London: South Bank 175 -- 10.3 London: Cardinal Place, Victoria Street 176 -- 10.4 London: city cluster of towers 184 -- 11.1 King's Cross Cromer Street 196 -- 11.2 King's Cross Regent Quarter: internal view 199 -- 11.3 King's Cross Regent Quarter: King's Place 200 -- 11.4 King's Cross Central 201 -- 12.1 Isle of Dogs: Gordon Cullen's townscape vision 209 -- 12.2 Isle of Dogs: Canary Wharf, phase 1 209 -- 12.3 Isle of Dogs: apartment developments 211 -- 12.4 Isle of Dogs: Millwall 220 -- 13.1 Emscher Landschaftspark, Germany 231 -- 13.2 Thames Gateway: initial sketch for Thames Gateway Parklands 233 -- 13.3 Thames Gateway: Greenwich Millennium Village 234 -- 13.4 Thames Gateway: visualisation of Barking Riverside 235 -- 14.1 Edinburgh: the Museum of Scotland 247 -- 14.2 Edinburgh: St Andrews Square 248 -- 14.3 Edinburgh: Princes Street 248 -- 14.4 Edinburgh: Western Harbour 257 -- 15.1 Glasgow: spatial development frameworks for Glasgow city centre 264 -- 15.2 Glasgow: Buchanan Street 265 -- 15.3 Glasgow: Ingram Street, Merchant City 270 -- 15.4 Glasgow: the Clyde Auditorium 273 -- 15.5 Glasgow: Glasgow Harbour 274 -- 16.1 Cardiff: Oval Basin, Lloyd George Avenue 286 -- 16.2 Cardiff: Celestia and Century Wharf 287 -- 16.3 Cardiff: sports village and Roath Basin masterplans 290 -- 16.4 Cardiff: Bay Pointe 295 -- 17.1 Belfast: Renaissance scrum on the Lagan 310 -- 17.2 Belfast: Victoria Centre 312 -- 17.3 Belfast: Odyssey Arena and adjacent Titanic Quarter 313 -- 17.4 Belfast: The Rotterdam Bar 315 -- 17.5 Belfast: Titanic Signature Project 318 -- Figures: 2.1 Birmingham: a plan of the centre of Birmingham 37 -- 2.2 Birmingham: 1999 masterplan for Brindleyplace 39 -- 2.3 Birmingham: a plan of the Park Central redevelopment 42 -- 3.1 Manchester: Millennium Quarter 55 -- 3.2 Manchester: circular tour of regeneration sites 61 -- 3.3 Manchester: Plymouth Grove housing 64 -- 4.1 Leeds in 1900 and 2000: changing urban grain 69 -- 4.2 Leeds city centre 71 -- 4.3 Leeds city centre and 'the rim' 77 -- 5.1 Sheffield city centre: the Masterplan 92 -- 5.2 Sheffield City centre: The Gold, Steel and Blue Routes 94 -- 6.1 Liverpool city centre: key locations101 -- 6.2 Liverpool city centre: all developments 2001-2008 108 -- 7.1 Bristol and neighbouring authorities 115 -- 7.2 Bristol city centre 117 -- 8.1 Newcastle city centre 133 -- 9.1 Nottingham: the city centre masterplan 152 -- 9.2 Nottingham: public transport system 155 -- 9.3 Nottingham: major regeneration areas 161 -- 10.1 Central London: extent of conservation areas 172 -- 10.2 Central London: locations discussed in the text 173 -- 10.3 Central London: existing and proposed high buildings 182 -- 11.1 Market value of tangible assets in the UK, 1998-2006 194 -- 11.2 London: King's Cross Opportunity Area in context 197 -- 11.3 London: Regent Quarter 198 -- 12.1 London: Isle of Dogs - a transformed morphology 207 -- 12.2 The market-state and plan opportunity continua related to the Isle of Dogs 207 -- 12.3 London: Isle of Dogs, Millennium Quarter masterplan 212 -- 13.1 Thames Gateway: Parklands concept 225 -- 13.2 Thames Gateway: multiple agencies involved in delivery 228 -- 13.3 Thames Gateway: housing delivery shortfall as of 2006 230 -- 14.1 Edinburgh: Holyrood North masterplan 250 -- 14.2 Edinburgh: Craigmillar Urban Design Framework 252 -- 14.3 Edinburgh: Leith Docks and Western Harbour 255 -- 15.1 Glasgow: principal public agencies operating in Glasgow 267 -- 15.2 Glasgow: development sites and projects along the Clyde waterfront 272 -- 16.1 Cardiff: major development projects 1999 - 2015 284 -- 16.2 Cardiff : LDP Preferred Strategy Key Diagram 2007 285 -- 16.3 Cardiff : St. David's 2 shopping centre 292 -- 17.1 Belfast: renaissance projects in the City Centre 309 - 17.2 Belfast: renaissance projects in the Titanic Quarter 316 -- Tables: 1.1 Selected Task Force recommendations and their achievement 6 -- 1.2 The urban renaissance agenda and government policy streams 1997 - 2009 14 -- 1.3 CABE evaluation of new housing in the English regions 2004 - 2005 23 -- 1.4 Urban liveability indicators and trends 1999 - 2005 26 -- 18.1 Sustainable Cities Index 2008 349 --