A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
Sustaining Urban Excellence. Learning from the Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence, 1987-1993
The book highlights lessons that were drawn from revisiting 21 urban places that were selected for the Rudy Bruner Award a few years earlier and found that broad-based participation and collaboration are two keys to urban excellence. The Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence recognizes urban places which have made major contributions to the quality of life in American cities in the face of difficulty. With projects in the areas of housing, downtown planning, urban marketplaces, and transitional housing, the book examines the outstanding features of each place, and what actions they have taken to sustain themselves over time, drawing important conclusions about sustainability of innovative urban projects. Site visitors examined how the award winning urban places withstood the test of time, how they evolved in the face of changing circumstances, and what can be learned from them. The book examines factors such as leadership succession, participatory democracy, the role of the public and private sectors, and design qualities in maintaining a successful place. The award winning projects that were most successful at creating and maintaining urban excellence usually relied on continuing collaboration between people and organizations from the public, private, and nonprofit fields. Site visitors found other factors leading to sustained excellence included quality design, successful leadership succession, and the ability to adapt to changing circumstances.
Sustaining Urban Excellence. Learning from the Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence, 1987-1993
The book highlights lessons that were drawn from revisiting 21 urban places that were selected for the Rudy Bruner Award a few years earlier and found that broad-based participation and collaboration are two keys to urban excellence. The Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence recognizes urban places which have made major contributions to the quality of life in American cities in the face of difficulty. With projects in the areas of housing, downtown planning, urban marketplaces, and transitional housing, the book examines the outstanding features of each place, and what actions they have taken to sustain themselves over time, drawing important conclusions about sustainability of innovative urban projects. Site visitors examined how the award winning urban places withstood the test of time, how they evolved in the face of changing circumstances, and what can be learned from them. The book examines factors such as leadership succession, participatory democracy, the role of the public and private sectors, and design qualities in maintaining a successful place. The award winning projects that were most successful at creating and maintaining urban excellence usually relied on continuing collaboration between people and organizations from the public, private, and nonprofit fields. Site visitors found other factors leading to sustained excellence included quality design, successful leadership succession, and the ability to adapt to changing circumstances.
Sustaining Urban Excellence. Learning from the Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence, 1987-1993
J. Farbstein (author) / R. Shibley (author) / P. Welch (author) / R. Wener (author)
1998
178 pages
Report
No indication
English
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