Overview

Towns have undergone dramatic and rapid change over the last century. Declining historic cores are surrounded by sprawling low-density housing, industrial and retail estates. The character and sense of place at the heart of rural towns and villages is under threat. By drawing people away from town centres, these developments erode the sense of community and public life. This book demonstrates how contemporary architecture, community engagement and thoughtful urban design can contribute to the creation of thriving small communities. It addresses a lack of inspiration and ideas for architects and designers working in small communities and promotes a character-based approach to designing and planning 21st century towns.

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Author:   Matthew Jones
Publisher:   RIBA Publishing
Imprint:   RIBA Publishing
ISBN:  

9781859469064

ISBN 10:   185946906
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   01 September 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Foreword by Prof. Wayne Forster, Welsh School of Architecture Introduction 1. Understanding Small Settlements 1.1. What do we mean by towns and smaller communities? 1.2 . History, growth and evolution 1.3. Contemporary challenges facing small communities 1.4. Is now the right time for change? 2. Homes: Creating distinctive places to live 2.1. The need for new homes 2.2. Temple Gardens, Temple Cloud 2.3. Cinque Port Street, Rye 2.4. Project: Tibby's Triangle, Southwold 2.5. The Avenue, Saffron Walden 2.6. Social Housing, Gistel 2.7. Steepleton Retirement Community, Tetbury 3. Town centres: Building the Heart of a Community 3.1. The changing nature of the town centre 3.2. Warwick Hall Community Centre, Burford 3.3. Marks & Spencer, Northallerton 3.4. School in town, Westport 3.5. Hebden Bridge Town Hall, Hebden Bridge 3.6. Welcome Building, Bishop Auckland 4. Public space: Encouraging social life 4.1. The value of public space 4.2. Bridge Street, Callan 4.3. Prescot Forum, Prescot 4.4. Helensburgh Town Centre, Helensborough 4.5. Clonakilty 400, Clonakilty 5. Long term strategies: Future visions for small settlements 5.1. Recent initiatives to shape future places 5.2. Ruthin Future, Ruthin 5.3. Village Design Guides, South Cambridgeshire 5.4. Sharing Bolsover 5.5. Urban Regeneration Plan, Selb, Germany 6. Conclusion

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Dr. Matthew Jones is Associate Professor at the Birmingham School of Architecture and Design, Birmingham City University and a partner at Coombs Jones Architects. He is an architect whose practice, research and teaching have focused on place specific approaches to the development of rural towns. Matthew led the award winning Ruthin Future, a project to develop long term vision for the future of the North Wales town. He has experience in socially engaged and participatory place making, community-led planning, public engagement and university-community live projects. Matthew was a judge for the RIBA President's Awards for Research 2017 and is an Advocate in Practice for Design Commission for Wales.

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