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New Resource for Design Research
A new book worth exploring that I just heard about is “The Designer’s Guide to Doing Research: Applying Knowledge to Inform Design“ by Sally Augustin and Cindy Coleman and published by Wiley (2012). There is a dearth of resources for designers to conduct and translate researchers, and on the flip side, for researchers to conduct … Continue reading
Science of Pedestrian Movements
An interesting article from the Economist on ‘The Wisdom of Crowds‘ echoes much of the seminal research of William Whyte (City), Edward T. Hall (The Hidden Dimension), and others that have closely studied the behavior of pedestrians and other users of public spaces. The interplay of cultural habits that tells us to step right or … Continue reading
Introducing Megapolitanism
A recent article from John King at the San Francisco Chronicle mentioned the concept of using the Megalopolitan scale for planning purposes. The article references the new book by Arthur C. Nelson and Robert E. Lang entitled ‘Megapolitan America: A New Vision for Understanding America’s Metropolitan Geography‘ (APA, 2011). As an example, King mentions the … Continue reading
Something for the Reading List
The folks at Planetizen have published a list of the Top 10 books for urban design, planning, and development. I’ve only read a couple of these, so included text from their original post, and there are more on their website (along with previous years). We will offer some more reviews and book lists in the … Continue reading
