A little nerve wrecking.

So we're down to two weeks left and the group still hasn’t officially decided on a concept or a site plan. Yikes! Good things come to those who wait… right?

Assignment 2.0 research + analysis

Assignment 3.0 site + building

Assignment 2.0 research + analysis

Assignment 0.5

Book 1

Ten Principles for Developing Successful Town Centers by Michael D. Beyard suggests that there are ten factors that need to be considered in order to achieve a sensational public meting space. These ten considerations are as follows:

1. create an enduring and memorable public realm
2. respect market realities
3. share the risk, share the reward
4. plan for development and financial complexity
5. integrate multiple use
6. balance flexibility with a long-term vision
7. capture the benefits that density offers
8. connect to the community
9. invest for sustainability
10. commit to intensive on-site management and programming

Beyard, Michael D. Ten Principles for Developing Successful Town Centers. Washington, D.C.: Urban Land Institute, 2007. Print

Book 2

Designing for Designers: Lessons Learned from Schools of Architecture by Nasar, Preiser, and Fisher…

Nasar, Jack L., Wolfgang F. E. Preiser, and Thomas Fisher. Designing for Designers: Lessons Learned from Schools of Architecture. New York: Fairchild Publications, 2007. Print.

Book 3

The Skyscrapers and the City Design, Technology, and Innovation: Book 1 by Beedle, Ali, and Armstrong.

Beedle, Lynn S., Mir M. Ali, and Paul J. Armstrong. The Skyscraper and the City: Design, Technology, and Innovation. Lewiston: Edwin Mellen, 2007. Print.

Book 4

Big & Green: Toward Sustainable Architecture in the 21^st Century by David Gissen…

Gissen, David. Big & Green: toward Sustainable Architecture in the 21st Century. New York: Princeton Architectural, 2003. Print.

Assignment 0.0