Serene urbanism : a biophilic theory and practice of sustainable placemaking /
"Serenity is becoming alarmingly absent from our daily existence, especially within the urban context. Time is dense and space is tumultuous. The idea of the serene has gained currency in postmodern discussions, and when combined with urbanism conjures questions, even contradictions as the two...
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London ; New York :
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group,
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Table of Contents:
- Foreword / by Thomas Barrie and Julio Bermudez
- Part I. Theoretical framework for serene urbanism : 1. Introduction : The contemporary condition : Population and growth ; Placelessness ; Climate change ; Unsustainability ; Technopoly ; Profaneness
- Inculcation of the serene
- 2. Serene perspectives : Serene environments : Tranquillity and peacefulness ; Relations to nature ; Atmospheric qualities ; Biophilic perspectives
- Characteristics of the serene environments
- 3. Urban perspectives : Contemporary urbanism
- Alternative urban perspectives : Modern urbanism ; Postmodern urbanism ; Utopian designs ; Hypermodernism ; Dystopian urban fiction
- Beneficial characteristics of urbanism
- 4. Placemaking : Place creation myths
- Place archetypes : Unity principle ; Generative principle ; Formative principle ; Corporeal principle ; Regenerative principle ; Place ectypal patterns
- Typal exemplifications : Intentional communities ; Resort and hospitality places ; Agrotourism places ; Healing or wellness places ; Contemplative and monastic places
- 5. Sustainability : Context for sustainable urbanism : Sustainable scales of application ; Sustainability transect ; In-place ; Between-place
- Sustainable urban strategies : Land preservation ; Urban agriculture ; Settlement configuration ; Density of built form ; Mixes of use ; Networks and connections ; Water and waste ; Sustainable architecture and construction
- Sustainable urban examples
- 6. The serene, biophilic, and numinous : The numinous experience
- Biophilic dimensions
- Serene urbanism theory
- Serene urban examples : Savannah, Georgia ; Thesen Island, South Africa ; Los Angeles River revitalization, California ; Atlanta Beltline ; Other examples ; Conclusions
- Part II. Serenbe: a community among the trees : 7. The Serenbe concept : Background: context and early history
- Development intentions : Land preservation ; Environmentally sustainable development ; Amenity-driven planning ; Health and wellness ; Role of the arts ; The land and preservation
- The master plan
- The omega forms : Geometry and shape grammar ; Constellating urbanism
- 8. Master plan elements : Selborne Hamlet
- Grange Hamlet
- Mado Hamlet
- Education Hamlet
- Other land uses and interstitial spaces : The crossroads ; Interstitial land uses
- The master plan layers
- Architecturalizing the plan : Building types ; Architectural language
- 9. Placemaking as a sustainable strategy : Sustainable applications at Serenbe : Land preservation and agriculture ; Density and mixes of use ; Networks and infrastructures ; Sustainable benefits of the omega form
- Sustainable architecture : Critical regionalist architecture ; The Grange Nest ; Urban architecture
- Sustainable construction : Place and sustainability
- 10. Cultural and numinous moments : Community : Community-building ; Communications networks ; Children's places
- Sacred moments : Other numinous moments
- 11. Serene urbanism analysis : Placemaking factors : Serene characteristics ; Urban characteristics ; Sustainability characteristics ; Biophilic characteristics ; Numinous characteristics
- Place principles and patterns : Place archetypal principles ; Place ectypal patterns
- Placemaking methodology
- Selborne Hamlet analysis
- Comparative observations
- Conclusions.