Urban Morphology and Design

In this issue, the editors and their contributors explore ways of better linking urban morphology and design not only theoretically, but also how this understanding can be applied to urban design and planning practice, and so lead to better place making. They address questions such as: how can a stronger approach to physical form be (re)established in relation to spatial planning, through better morphological understanding? How can the morphological way of thinking about the urban fabric – including its spatial context and temporal dynamic – be used to influence acts of design? And on which methodological and conceptual bases can we construct a morphology-led planning and design approach in urbanism?

 

• Urban Morphology and Design: Introduction
  Olgu Çalişkan and Stephen Marshall
• Morphological Investigations: Cutt ing into the Substance of Urban Form
  Karl Kropf
• A Joint Framework for Urban Morphology and Design
  Stephen Marshall and Olgu Çalişkan
• Morphological Design Control for Large-Scale City Development: A New Proposal
  Tony Hall and Paul Sanders
• Towards the Conceptualization of Piecemeal Urban Transformation: The Case of Mersin, Turkey
  Tolga Ünlü
• Metropolitan Landscape Morphology
  Peter Bosselmann
• A City is Not a Rhinoceros: On the Aims and Opportunities of Morphogenetic Urban Design
  Michael W. Mehaffy
• Publication Reviews