Introduction 1. Theory/Heterology 2. History 3. Philosophy 4. Politics 5. Culture 6. Gender 7. Environment 8. Aesthetics 9. Typologies 10. Pragmatics. Postscript
Alexander Cuthbert is Emeritus Professor of Planning and Urban Development at the University of New South Wales in Sydney. He has degrees in architecture, urban design and urban planning, with a doctoral degree from the London School of Economics. He has taught, practised and lived in Greece, Britain, America, Hong Kong and Australia. He has over 100 academic publications.
Cuthbert places urban design in the context of urban political
economy: he does so in masterful fashion and as a result has
provided a book that will be important to students of architecture,
planning, and urban design but also to scholars in a broad spectrum
of social science. For design professionals, Cuthbert offers a
robust new intellectual framework. For social scientists, Cuthbert
demonstrates the importance of theorizing urban design and
development. - Paul Knox, Distinguished Professor, Virginia TechIn
this last instalment of his major trilogy, Alexander Cuthbert
presents us with a framework of knowledge that is essential for
urban designers. This is a major intellectual contribution to the
urban design field, one that flatly and rightly rejects physical
determinism and the notion that urban design is merely large scale
architecture. Cuthbert deconstructs the old paradigm and skilfully
reconstructs a much more robust one that draws from the social
sciences and spatial political economy to enhance our understanding
of cities and their design. - Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris,
Professor of Urban Design and Planning, UCLAWith his three book
'tour de force' Cuthbert makes a seminal contribution to outlining
a unified field for Urban Design so that it can assert its place
among the built environment disciplines. Understanding Cities
invites scholars and reflexive practitioners to understand and
build upon the knowledge shaping the discourse of new Urban Design.
All Built Environment disciplines will be enriched by this
contribution. - Taner Oc, Emeritus Professor of Urban Design and
Planning, Editor- Journal of Urban Design.
Cuthbert places urban design in the context of urban political
economy: he does so in masterful fashion and as a result has
provided a book that will be important to students of architecture,
planning, and urban design but also to scholars in a broad spectrum
of social science. For design professionals, Cuthbert offers a
robust new intellectual framework. For social scientists, Cuthbert
demonstrates the importance of theorizing urban design and
development. - Paul Knox, Distinguished Professor, Virginia TechIn
this last instalment of his major trilogy, Alexander Cuthbert
presents us with a framework of knowledge that is essential for
urban designers. This is a major intellectual contribution to the
urban design field, one that flatly and rightly rejects physical
determinism and the notion that urban design is merely large scale
architecture. Cuthbert deconstructs the old paradigm and skilfully
reconstructs a much more robust one that draws from the social
sciences and spatial political economy to enhance our understanding
of cities and their design. - Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris,
Professor of Urban Design and Planning, UCLAWith his three book
'tour de force' Cuthbert makes a seminal contribution to outlining
a unified field for Urban Design so that it can assert its place
among the built environment disciplines. Understanding Cities
invites scholars and reflexive practitioners to understand and
build upon the knowledge shaping the discourse of new Urban Design.
All Built Environment disciplines will be enriched by this
contribution. - Taner Oc, Emeritus Professor of Urban Design and
Planning, Editor- Journal of Urban Design.
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