Urban Design 101: Building Orientation
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Simple and cost effective solutions can make a huge difference in the development of a sustainable community that supports walkability. Today, Metro Jacksonville takes a look at the Los Angeles Urban Design Studio's graphic guidelines on building orientation.
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http://www.metrojacksonville.com/article/2009-sep-urban-design-101-building-orientation
Great presentation that should be the 'how-to' guide for any up and coming city. Will the powers-that-be in Jacksonville sit up and take note?
Just like the Tootsie-Pop conundrum: the world may never know.
Bumping this up again or a new post?
This is new. I like what they had to say about mid-block cut-throughs. There are a lot of things on here that should be requirements for new developments in Jax, both in the core and farther out.
This 101 series is really nice.
Very informative and makes a great deal of sense.............therefore concerning Jacksonville likely will not happen! No vision or plan of any kind to make use of what is prudent and sensible!