Designing the Global City Design Excellence, Competitions and the Remaking of Central Sydney /

This text explores how architectural and urban design values have been co-opted by global cities to enhance their economic competitiveness by creating a superior built environment that is not just aesthetically memorable but more productive and sustainable. It focuses on the experience of central Sy...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Freestone, Robert (Author), Davison, Gethin (Author), Hu, Richard (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: e-Book
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
Edition:1st ed. 2019.
Subjects:
Sociology, Urban.
Architecture.
Urban Sociology.
Cities, Countries, Regions.
Online Access:Full-text access
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Property development, governance and the pursuit of design excellence
  • Global Sydney: Economy, planning and environment
  • A pre-history of design excellence in Sydney
  • City of Sydney's Competitive Design Policy: Context, genesis and operation
  • Competitive projects and their design outcomes
  • Competitions and Excellence: Three case studies
  • The benefits and drawbacks of mandatory design competitions
  • Design competitions as public policy
  • Conclusion.

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