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On Building Downtown Design Guidelines For The Core Area

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Author : Toronto (Ont.). Planning Board
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1974

On Building Downtown Design Guidelines For The Core Area written by Toronto (Ont.). Planning Board and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with City planning categories.

On Building Downtown

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Author : A. G. Davenport
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1974

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On Building Downtown Design Guidelines For Toronto Core Area

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Author : Toronto (Ont.). Planning Board
language : en
Publisher:
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The Architecture Of Downtown Troy

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Author : Diana S. Waite
language : en
Publisher: SUNY Press
Release Date : 2019-09-01

The Architecture Of Downtown Troy written by Diana S. Waite and has been published by SUNY Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-01 with History categories.

Tells the forgotten but surprising stories of the many handsome and significant buildings in downtown Troy, New York. Located about 150 miles north of Manhattan, on the east bank of the Hudson River, the city of Troy, New York, was once an industrial giant. It led the nation in iron production throughout much of the nineteenth century, and its factories turned out bells and cast-iron stoves that were sold the world over. Its population was both enterprising and civic-minded. Along with Troy’s economic success came the public, commercial, educational, residential, and religious buildings to prove it. Stores, banks, churches, firehouses, and schools, both modest and sophisticated, sprouted up in the latest architectural styles, creating a lively and fashionable downtown. Row houses and brownstones for the middle class and the wealthy rivaled those in Brooklyn and Manhattan. By the mid-twentieth century, however, Troy had dwindled in both prominence and population. Downtown stagnated, leaving building facades and interiors untouched, often for decades. A late-blooming urban-renewal program demolished many blocks of buildings, but preservationists fought back. Today, reinvestment is accelerating, and Troy now boasts what the New York Times has called “one of the most perfectly preserved nineteenth-century downtowns in the United States.” This book tells the stories behind the many handsome and significant buildings in downtown Troy and how they were designed and constructed—stories that have never been pulled together before. For the first time in generations, scores of Troy buildings are again linked with their architects, some local but others from out of town (the “starchitects” of their day) and even from Europe. In addition to numerous historic images, the book also includes contemporary photographs by local photographer Gary Gold. This book will inform, delight, and surprise readers, thereby helping to build an educated constituency for the preservation of an important American city. “Diana Waite has labored long to bring us the architectural history of Troy, which is said to have one of the most perfectly preserved downtowns in the United States. Great architects designed some of the city’s impressive buildings—Richard Upjohn, Leopold Eidlitz, Marcus T. Reynolds; but so did architects fairly early in their careers—such as George B. Post, who did the iconic flatiron Hall building on First Street, and the very visible Troy Savings Bank Music Hall. The book is also a wistful tour of the lost past—truly magnificent structures and sumptuous interiors that fell to the wrecking ball. And here are the stories behind major landmarks—such as the Approach staircase up to RPI (or down to Troy); the struggle to raise a monument at the center of the city to Troy’s fallen soldiers from three wars; and the complex installation of six major Tiffany windows in St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. The book is abundantly illustrated, with maps, and written in lively narrative style. Ms. Waite often quotes newspaper accounts of construction as it was happening, which vivifies her history.” — William Kennedy “Urban economist Edward L. Glaeser proclaims cities the triumph of humanity, both the ultimate expression of human culture and the engine that has propelled human progress. In this insightful and beautifully illustrated book, Diana Waite tells the story of one exceptional, mostly nineteenth-century example: Troy, New York. Troy is a rare gem, largely unspoiled by the forces that turned so many of America’s towns into wastelands of asphalt. As architects, planners, and policymakers struggle to define a twenty-first-century world that kicks the habits of our fossil-fuel-addicted modernity, that rediscovers how to make places for people, that builds strong communities, studying places like Troy takes on entirely new relevance. The Architecture of Downtown Troy paints a picture of the evolution of a historic town that provides valuable lessons for building the world of tomorrow.” — Carl Elefante, 2018 President, The American Institute of Architects “Diana Waite’s history of Troy’s downtown buildings describes the importance and diversity of this city’s distinctive architecture. Her clear narrative of Troy’s nineteenth-century growth, fires, early twentieth-century expansion, and its engagement of nationally recognized architects is excellent and supported by voluminous photographs. Troy is fortunate that twentieth-century ‘urban renewal’ occurred in a corner of the central business district, leaving intact so much of the city’s well-designed commercial, educational, and residential buildings. This new book presents an accurate, readable, and cohesive history of Troy. It is a must read.” — Matthew Bender IV “The pleasure of Troy isn’t discovering a single old building, but finding yourself lost among dozens of them. You may feel as if it were 1880, and you were strolling home to Washington Park, perhaps just for a change of collar.” — New York Times

On Building Downtown

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Author : Design Guidelines Study Group
language : en
Publisher: s.l. : s.n.
Release Date : 1974

On Building Downtown written by Design Guidelines Study Group and has been published by s.l. : s.n. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with Architecture and climate categories.

On Re Building Downtown

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Author : Pavel Tsolov
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018

On Re Building Downtown written by Pavel Tsolov and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with Architecture categories.

Rapid condominium development in Toronto is consuming large areas of the ground plane in prominent corridors of the downtown core. This is the most popular development practice for Mixed-Use land use in Toronto. It is designed to maximize land values, turning these areas into commodified spaces for retail and chain stores. While rapid condominium development effectively provides much needed housing, it only supports public space as a space of consumption. This produces a social conflict with the needs of the residents above. An increasing population density in combination with a decreasing public space results in a lack of dedicated amenities for active recreation as well as diminished outlets for citizen expression. On [Re]building Downtown is referring to On Building Downtown -- a report with design guidelines for the core area presented to the City of Toronto Planning Board in 1974. During this period, mayor David Crombie pushed to reform a rapidly developing Toronto towards a more socially responsible built environment. In a similar way, this thesis proposes a new design framework to improve the social life of urbanites by addressing the challenges of Toronto's rapidly transforming public realm. This framework focuses on carving out designated spaces from condominium developments along high density corridors, framing the communication between buildings, and facilitating public engagement at multiple scales: the Core, the Street, the Room, and the Object. The resulting design introduces a new form of ground plane that considers activity and identity while giving purpose to public space by responding to surrounding density.

Second Century Of The Skyscraper

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Author : Council on Tall Buildings & Urban
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-12-06

Second Century Of The Skyscraper written by Council on Tall Buildings & Urban and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-06 with Technology & Engineering categories.

tenant is looming in importance. The owner is having more influence on the building. As Gerald D. Hines has said, there are indications that the desire for more discretionary time will lead to more residential high-rises dose to or in the midst of downtown office buildings. Downtown living could become the desired alternative. Tall buildings will be approached increasingly from the standpoint of an urban ecology - that what happens to apart can influence the whole. Provid ing for public as well as private needs in a tall building project is just one example (facilities for schools, shops, religious, and other needs). More attention will be paid to maintaining streets as lively and interesting places. Will a new "world's tallest" be built? Will we go a mile high? The answer is probably "yes" to the first, "no" to the second. With the recent spate of super-tall buildings on the drawing boards, going to greater heights was in the back of many people's minds at the Chicago conference. But in the U nited States, at least, buildings of 70 to 80 stories would appear to provide needed space consistent with economy. The future, then, is described in depth by papers that go into specific areas.

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