Unit 1 The Evolution of Cities 1
Part Ⅰ Text What Is a City? 1
Part Ⅱ Reading Paragraphs 5
Reading Paragraph A The Urban Revolution 5
Reading Paragraph B Urbanism as a Way of Life 9
Unit 2 Urban Planning History and Visions 12
Part Ⅰ Text Urban Planning History and Visions 12
Part Ⅱ Reading Paragraphs 19
Reading Paragraph A The Broadacre City 19
Reading Paragraph B Garden City 23
Unit 3 Urban Planning Theory 28
Part Ⅰ Text Advocacy and Pluralism in Planning 28
Part Ⅱ Reading Paragraphs 34
Reading Paragraph A The Nature of Planning—Conflict and Disputes 34
Reading Paragraph B Planning Sustainable and Livable Cities 37
Unit 4 Hierarchy of Plans 40
Part Ⅰ Text Hierarchy of Lawrence Plans 40
Part Ⅱ Reading Paragraphs 45
Reading Paragraph A Creating Better Places to Live—A Guide to the Planning System in England 45
Reading Paragraph B Comprehensive Plan, Precise Plan and Zoning 48
Unit 5 Urban Planning Practice 51
Part Ⅰ Text Providence 2020 Plan, Providence, Rhode Island 51
Part Ⅱ Reading Paragraphs 58
Reading Paragraph A The Growth Pattern of Taizhou City Based on Ecological Infrastructure,Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province, China 58
Reading Paragraph B Zoning of New York 61
Unit 6 Urban Space 65
Part Ⅰ Text The Growth of City 65
Part Ⅱ Reading Paragraphs 71
Reading Paragraph A Urban Public Space 71
Reading Paragraph B The Neighborhood, the District,and the Corridor 73
Unit 7 Urban Design 77
Part Ⅰ Text An Integrative Theory of Urban Design 77
Part Ⅱ Reading Paragraphs 82
Reading Paragraph A Urban Design within the Greater Kunming Region 82
Reading Paragraph B The City Image and Its Elements 85
Unit 8 Public Interest and Participation 88
Part Ⅰ Text A Ladder of Citizen Participation 88
Part Ⅱ Reading Paragraphs 94
Reading Paragraph A The Enduring Question of the Public Interest 94
Reading Paragraph B The Significance of Participation in Sustainable Community 96
Unit 9 Introduction to Architecture 98
Part Ⅰ Text Architecture 98
Part Ⅱ Reading Paragraphs 104
Reading Paragraph A Chinese Architecture 104
Reading Paragraph B Modern Architecture 106
Unit 10 The Context of Architecture 108
Part Ⅰ Text The Need for Aged Buildings 108
Part Ⅱ Reading Paragraphs 113
Reading Paragraph A Melting of Cultures in the New Architecture 113
Reading Paragraph B High-Tech Kitchen 116
Unit 11 Design Process 118
Part Ⅰ Text An Introduction to Design Process 118
Part Ⅱ Reading Paragraphs 123
Reading Paragraph A How Do We Design 123
Reading Paragraph B Architecture Contracts 126
Unit 12 Architectural Form 131
Part Ⅰ Text Housing 131
Part Ⅱ Reading Paragraphs 135
Reading Paragraph A Pavilions of Expo 2010 Shanghai China 135
Reading Paragraph B Factory Design 137
Unit 13 Building Structure and Materials 140
Part Ⅰ Text Building Structure 140
Part Ⅱ Reading Paragraphs 144
Reading Paragraph A Building Materials 144
Reading Paragraph B Roof 147
Unit 14 Economy and Management of Architecture 151
Part Ⅰ Text Major Types of Construction 151
Part Ⅱ Reading Paragraphs 155
Reading Paragraph A Unit Cost Method of Estimation 155
Reading Paragraph B Some Shifts in Building Design and Their Implications for Design Practices and Management 158
Unit 15 Great Architects and Their Masterpieces 162
Part Ⅰ Text Walter Gropius 162
Part Ⅱ Reading Paragraphs 167
Reading Paragraph A Mr. I M Pei and His Design 167
Reading Paragraph B An Introduction to Foster's Projects 169
Unit 16 Trends in Modern Architecture 172
Part Ⅰ Text Modern Architecture Conservation 172
Part Ⅱ Reading Paragraphs 177
Reading Paragraph A Globalization Versus Localization—Contemporary Architecture and the Arad City 177
Reading Paragraph B Combining Functional High-tech Aesthetic Experimentation 181
参考文献 185