Buildings, Vol. 6: Their Uses and the Spaces about Them; Regional Survey; Comprising Three Monographs: The Character, Bulk and Surroundings of Buildings; Housing Conditions in the New York Region; Control of Building Heights, Densities and Uses by Zoning
Buildings, Vol. 6: Their Uses and the Spaces about Them; Regional Survey; Comprising Three Monographs: The Character, Bulk and Surroundings of Buildings; Housing Conditions in the New York Region; Control of Building Heights, Densities and Uses by Zoning
Excerpt from Buildings, Vol. 6: Their Uses and the Spaces About Them; Regional Survey; Comprising Three Monographs: The Character, Bulk and Surroundings of Buildings; Housing Conditions in the New York Region; Control of Building Heights, Densities and Uses by Zoning The buildings of the city, therefore, have to be kept in mind in all parts of a survey of an urban region, and the degree of efficiency with which buildings perform their func tions and provide for healthful, safe and convenient living and working conditions ...
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Excerpt from Buildings, Vol. 6: Their Uses and the Spaces About Them; Regional Survey; Comprising Three Monographs: The Character, Bulk and Surroundings of Buildings; Housing Conditions in the New York Region; Control of Building Heights, Densities and Uses by Zoning The buildings of the city, therefore, have to be kept in mind in all parts of a survey of an urban region, and the degree of efficiency with which buildings perform their func tions and provide for healthful, safe and convenient living and working conditions is the real test by which the quality of the city as an economic and social structure can be judged. In the three monographs which comprise this volume, problems connected with the bulk and use of buildings are dealt with. In the first monograph, by the writer, the distinction between public and private buildings is described and it is shown that the major problems are connected with the control of private buildings, which form the vast proportion of buildings in the city or region. This monograph also deals with the princi ples which have to be considered in relation to the physical proportions, densities and uses of buildings and lays particular stress on the importance of maintaining adequate space about them. Two chapters deal with the questions involved in architectural control and protection of amenities. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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