The 'Encyclodictionary" of Planning

The Language of Towns & Cities: A Visual Dictionary, by Dhiru A. Thadani is a doorstopper of a book. Philip Langdon looks at this giant guide to New Urbanist ideas.

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January 17, 2011, 11:00 AM PST

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Langdon writes:

"I had known for quite a while that Thadani, a Washington, DC, architect born in Bombay (Mumbai), was assembling a big reference book. I had also known Thadani to be exceptionally hard-working and meticulous; a few years ago he catalogued every public space in the nation's capital. Even so, I am in awe of what he has accomplished. Towns & Cities distills nearly everything that's crucial to New Urbanism, plus a great deal about important aspects of architecture, planning, and urban design that are beyond New Urbanism's scope but well worth knowing."

Famed architect Leon Krier dubs the book an "encyclodictionary" in his foreword.

Thanks to Robert Steuteville

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Monday, January 17, 2011 in New Urban Network

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