The Art of the New Urbanism, Volume 1

The New Urbanism has dramatically transformed the way illustrations are used to advance the dialogue of community planning and place making. New Urbanists have revived and advanced techniques of visual communication that enable professionals, elected officials and citizens from all walks of life to engage in designing their neighborhoods and communities. While created as means to an end, these visualizations are often compelling artworks in their own right.

The Art of the New Urbanism features the first-ever, comprehensive collection of New Urbanist artworks, with more than 200 selected works produced by more than 100 practitioners and firms. The collected works include plans, renderings of buildings, streetscapes and gathering places, studies of precedents, and photographs of built projects. This book includes seminal material from the early history of the movement that has inspired generations of community building professionals, as well as a wide variety of hand-drawn and digital works that represent methods used today.

Through their commentaries on each work, designers share the place making principles visualized through their plans and renderings and how their work responded to the public process. The Art of the New Urbanism contributors include:
Joseph Altuna   Andrés Duany     Dana P. Little   Peter Richards
ARCAS Paris   Edward Erfurt     Jeffrey Loman   Robin Riley
Jonathan Arnold  Manuel Fernandez-Noval Tom Low    Chris Ritter
Eusebio Azcue   Steven Fett      Michael McCann  Joshua J. Rivera
Charles Barrett   Jennifer García   Scott Merrill    Abel Rodriguez
Marcos Bastian   Kenneth García   John Miki    David Rodríguez
Drew Bowman   Mark Garzon    Elizabeth Moule   Clay Rokicki
Peter Calthorpe   Andrew Georgiadis  Steve Mouzon   SCENESIS PICTURES
Brian Canin    Ernesto Gloria    John Moynahan   David M. Schwarz
David Carrico    Bonnie Gonzalez   Juan Mullerat   Robert Scott
Christopher Carrigan  Jennifer Griffin   Peter Musty   Jennifer Settle
Juan A. Caruncho   John Griffin    Thai Nguyen   Shailendra Singh
Eduardo Castillo   Arti Harchekar    Anne Marie Noll   Joe Skibba
Maricé Chael   Peter Harmatuck   Colleen O’Keeffe   Daniel Solomon
Dede Christopher   Seth Harry    Lew Oliver     Sandy Sorlien
Anthony Cissell   Xiaojian He    Dan Osborne    Christian Sottile
Craig Clements   Brian Hendrickson   Paul Ostergaard  Kristen Sparenborg
Andrew Cogar   Steve Hinds    Eric Osth      Lucien Steil
David Colgan   Troy Homenchuk   Daniel Parolek   Robert A.M. Stern
Daniel W. Cook   C.J. Howard    Karen Parolek   Dhiru A. Thadani
Chad Cooper   Randall Imai    Stefan Pellegrini   John Torti
Jaime Correa   Christopher Janson  Christopher M. Pizzi  Erick Valle
Cindy Cox   Joseph Kabriel    Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk  Estela Valle
David R. Csont   Peter Katz    Chris Podstawski   David VanGroningen
dbox      Brian Kelly    Stefanos Polyzoides   Max Von Trott
Lohren Ray Deeg Kevin Klinkenberg   Evan Posley   James Wassell
Bill Dennis    Joseph Kohl   Asa Prentice    Anthony Way
Harry Dodson   Leon Krier   Russell Preston   Vladislav Yeliseyev
James Dougherty Matthew Lambert  Steve Price    JJ Zanetta
Victor Dover   Jacob Lindsey  Ian Rasmussen    Art Zendarski

1 About This Book

3 Foreword: Visualizing Change
Victor Dover

11 Essay: Before and After: The Art of the New Urbanism Charles C. Bohl

39 Part One: Earliest Projects

57 Part Two: The Movement Reaches Maturity

211 Part Three: The Transect Depicted

223 Interview: Methods and Techniques
James Dougherty

235 Appendix 1: The Exhibition

243 Appendix 2: The CNU Art Room

279 Dedications and Acknowledgments

282 About the Authors

284 Index

Advance Praise for The Art of the New Urbanism:

"A lovely, inspirational book."
—Beth Dunlop, former Miami Herald architecture critic

"New Urbanists have long understood the power of art — it's their secret weapon."
—Emily Talen, University of Chicago

"There is finally a compilation of the full range of visualization approaches at a level of excellence that can only be described as art."
—Nathan Norris, Principal, CityBuilding Partnership

"This book is a treasure trove!"
—Ellen Dunham-Jones, author of Retrofitting Suburbia

"This beautiful book is a testament to the remarkable progress of New Urbanism as a critical reform movement."
—Michael Mehaffey, Executive Director, Lennard Institute/IMCL

"Bottom line: The lessons in this book will make you a better designer, planner, and place maker."
—Mitchell Silver, former president of the American Planning Association

"This will make anyone who has an interest in the built environment say 'wow, wow, wow'."
—Robert Steuteville, Director of Publications, CNU

"...The Art of the New Urbanism is an inspiration. Planners should have this book with them, on charrette and in the office, for examples of the best new urbanist planning artwork. Just as other books may show street design options, building types, architectural styles, and public spaces, The Art of the New Urbanism will point the way on images. What kinds of illustrations will get the job done? The answers are in these pages."
—Robert Steuteville, Public Square

James Dougherty, AICP, CNU-A, ASAI, is Principal and Director of Design at Dover, Kohl & Partners Town Planning. A specialist in urban design and visualization, he has dedicated his career to creating walkable, sustainable communities. Dougherty is known for his expertise in hand-drawn and digital illustrations, which have played a critical role in advancing New Urbanist principles.

Charles Christopher Bohl, PhD, is Professor and Tony Goldman Director of the Master in Real Estate Development and Urbanism Program at the University of Miami. He is the author of Place Making: Developing Town Centers, Main Streets, and Urban Villages. He is a noted expert on town centers and mixed-use development, and a key figure in New Urbanism scholarship.

Victor Dover, FAICP, is Founding Principal at Dover, Kohl & Partners Town Planning and co-author of Street Design: The Secret to Great Cities and Towns. A leader in urban design, he has helped shape walkable, sustainable communities across the United States. His work has been recognized with the John Nolen Medal for Contributions to Urbanism and the Seaside Prize.

The New Urbanism has dramatically transformed the way illustrations are used to advance the dialogue of community planning and place making. New Urbanists have revived and advanced techniques of visual communication that enable professionals, elected officials and citizens from all walks of life to engage in designing their neighborhoods and communities. While created as means to an end, these visualizations are often compelling artworks in their own right.

The Art of the New Urbanism features the first-ever, comprehensive collection of New Urbanist artworks, with more than 200 selected works produced by more than 100 practitioners and firms. The collected works include plans, renderings of buildings, streetscapes and gathering places, studies of precedents, and photographs of built projects. This book includes seminal material from the early history of the movement that has inspired generations of community building professionals, as well as a wide variety of hand-drawn and digital works that represent methods used today.

Through their commentaries on each work, designers share the place making principles visualized through their plans and renderings and how their work responded to the public process. The Art of the New Urbanism contributors include:

Joseph Altuna; Andrés Duany; Dana P. Little; Peter Richards; ARCAS Paris; Edward Erfurt; Jeffrey Loman; Robin Riley; Jonathan Arnold; Manuel Fernandez-Noval; Tom Low; Chris Ritter; Eusebio Azcue; Steven Fett; Michael McCann; Joshua J. Rivera; Charles Barrett; Jennifer García; Scott Merrill; Abel Rodriguez; Marcos Bastian; Kenneth García; John Miki; David Rodríguez; Drew Bowman; Mark Garzon; Elizabeth Moule; Clay Rokicki; Peter Calthorpe; Andrew Georgiadis; Steve Mouzon; SCENESIS PICTURES; Brian Canin; Ernesto Gloria; John Moynahan; David M. Schwarz; David Carrico; Bonnie Gonzalez; Juan Mullerat; Robert Scott; Christopher Carrigan; Jennifer Griffin; Peter Musty; Jennifer Settle; Juan A. Caruncho; John Griffin; Thai Nguyen; Shailendra Singh; Eduardo Castillo; Arti Harchekar; Anne Marie Noll; Joe Skibba; Maricé Chael; Peter Harmatuck; Colleen O'Keeffe; Daniel Solomon; Dede Christopher; Seth Harry; Lew Oliver; Sandy Sorlien; Anthony Cissell; Xiaojian He; Dan Osborne; Christian Sottile; Craig Clements; Brian Hendrickson; Paul Ostergaard; Kristen Sparenborg; Andrew Cogar; Steve Hinds Eric Osth; Lucien Steil; David Colgan; Troy Homenchuk; Daniel Parolek; Robert A.M. Stern; Daniel W. Cook; C.J. Howard; Karen Parolek; Dhiru A. Thadani; Chad Cooper; Randall Imai; Stefan Pellegrini; John Torti; Jaime Correa; Christopher Janson; Christopher M. Pizzi; Erick Valle; Cindy Cox; Joseph Kabriel; Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk; Estela Valle; David R. Csont; Peter Katz; Chris Podstawski; David VanGroningen; Brian Kelly; Stefanos Polyzoides; Max Von Trott; Lohren Ray Deeg; Kevin Klinkenberg; Evan Posley; James Wassell; Bill Dennis; Joseph Kohl; Asa Prentice; Anthony Way; Harry Dodson; Leon Krier; Russell Preston; Vladislav Yeliseyev; James Dougherty; Matthew Lambert; Steve Price; JJ Zanetta; Victor Dover; Jacob Lindsey; Ian Rasmussen; Art Zendarski