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 | The Code of the City : Standards and the Hidden Language of Place Making (Urban and Industrial Envir Author: Eran Ben-Joseph Publisher: The MIT Press Year: 2005 ISBN 0262524457
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Category: Urban Planning / History /
ArchitectureWeek Description In The Code of the City, Eran Ben-Joseph examines the relationship between standards and place making. He traces the evolution of codes and standards and analyzes their impact on the modern city and its suburbs, arguing that it is time for development regulations to reflect site-specific and localized physical design.
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