PARTⅠUrban planning 2
Unit One 2
(A)Design and Conservation in the City 2
Notes 4
Ex.ⅠMultiple Choice Questions 6
Ex.ⅡVocabulary in Context 6
(B)Principles of Civic Design 8
Notes 10
Ex.True or False? 11
Unit Two Cities of the Future 13
(A)Problems of Today City 13
Notes 16
Ex.ⅠMultiple Choice Questions 16
Ex.ⅡVocabulary in Context 17
(B)Role of Urban Plans in the Development of the Town 19
Notes 21
Ex.True or False? 21
Unit Three 23
(A)Multifunction Polis 23
Notes 26
Ex.ⅠMultiple Choice Questions 30
Ex.ⅡVocabulary in Context 30
(B)Multifunction Polis(continued) 32
Notes 35
Ex.True or False? 36
Unit Four 37
(A)Swanston Walk, Melbourne 37
Notes 42
Ex.ⅠMultiple Choice Questions 44
Ex.ⅡVocabulary in Context 44
(B)Urban Design Qualities 46
Notes 49
Ex.True or False? 51
Unit Five 52
(A)Landscape,site Planning and Amenities—Value to Residents 52
Notes 56
Ex.ⅠMultiple Choice Questions 58
Ex.ⅡVocabulary in Context 59
(B)Landscape,Site Planning and Amenities—Value to the Project's Developer 60
Notes 64
Ex.True or False? 65
Unit Six 67
(A)Changing the Image of the Waterfront 67
Notes 70
Ex.ⅠMultiple Choice Questions 71
Ex.ⅡVocabulary in Context 72
(B)Issues of Planning and Design in Urban Waterfront Redevelopment 73
Notes 76
Ex.True or False? 77
PARTⅡ Architecture 79
Unit Seven 79
(A)The Skyscraper 79
Notes 82
Ex.Ⅰ Multiple Choices 83
Ex.Ⅱ Questions 84
(B)The Skyscraper(continued) 85
Notes 88
Ex.True or False? 90
Unit Eight 92
(A)Curtain Wall 92
Notes 94
Ex.Ⅰ Multiple Choices 94
Ex.Ⅱ Questions 95
(B)Some Architectural Gems 96
Notes 98
Ex.True or False? 99
Unit Nine 100
(A)Architectural Drawings 100
Notes 102
Ex.Ⅰ Multiple Choices 103
Ex.Ⅱ Questions 103
(B)Freehand Drawing 105
Notes 107
Ex.True or False? 107
Unit Ten 109
(A)Structural Systems—Foundations 109
Notes 111
Ex.Ⅰ Multiple Choices 112
Ex.Ⅱ Questions 112
(B)Building Systems—Walls 114
Notes 116
Ex.True or False? 117
Unit Eleven 118
(A)Functional Considerations In Design 118
Notes 121
Ex.Ⅰ Multiple Choices 121
Ex.Ⅱ Questions 122
(B)Technical Requirements for a Residence 123
Notes 126
Ex.True or False? 126
Unit Twelve 128
(A)Centre Beaubourg 128
Notes 131
Ex.Ⅰ Multiple Choices 132
Ex.Ⅱ Questions 133
(B)Center Beaubourg(continued) 134
Notes 136
Ex.True or False? 137
AppendixⅠ Glossary 139
AppendixⅡ Phrases and Expressions 156
AppendixⅢ Key to Exercises 158