{"product_id":"condoland-the-planning-design-and-development-of-torontos-cityplace-paperback-softback-9780774868396","title":"Condoland; The Planning, Design, and Development of Toronto's CityPlace (Paperback \/ softback) 9780774868396","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCondoland\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Planning, Design, and Development of Toronto's CityPlace\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJames T. White (Author), John Punter (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780774868396\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 31 May 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e352 pages, 117 b\u0026amp;w photos, 71 illus., 13 tables\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 19.1 x 2.1 cm, 0.79 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"White and Punter's ability to combine design and governance perspectives is a major and impressive accomplishment. I encourage professors of design and political science (and other urban related fields) to use this book to teach students how cities can tame the excesses of neo-liberalism.\" \u003c\/p\u003e - David P. Varady, University of Cincinnati (Journal of Urban Affairs) \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCondoland\u003c\/em\u003e has lessons for any city struggling to balance density, intensification, and housing affordability.\u003c\/p\u003e - Glen Miller (Y Magazine) \u003cp\u003e\"The book is very much a cautionary tale of the limits of land use planning to curb speculation, protect housing from the market, and achieve thoughtful human scale planning and design in unfettered market-intensive environments.\"\u003c\/p\u003e - Jeffrey Biggar (Urban Design International) \u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eCondoland\u003c\/em\u003e is a clear, comprehensive case study of the planning, design governance, and real estate processes that shaped Toronto's \"Vancouverization\" (vertical urbanization).\"\u003c\/p\u003e - M. C. Childs. University of New Mexico (CHOICE Connect)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCondoland\u003c\/em\u003e casts CityPlace – a massive residential development of more than thirty condominium towers just outside Toronto's downtown core – as a microcosm of twenty-first-century urban intensification that has transformed the city skyline beyond all recognition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuilt almost entirely by a single private developer, this immense neighbourhood took decades to plan, design, and develop, but the end result lacks a sense of place and is not widely accessible to those who need homes: only a small number of its 13,000 units constitute affordable housing, and public amenities are limited. James T. White and John Punter journey through the forty-year development of Toronto's largest residential megaproject, focusing on its urban design and architectural evolution. They also delve into the background, summarizing the tools used to shape Toronto's built environment, and critically explore the underlying political economy of planning and real estate development in the city.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUsing detailed field studies, interviews, archival research, and with nearly two hundred illustrations, they reveal an alarmingly flexible approach to planning and design that is acquiescent to the demands of a rapacious development industry. \u003cem\u003eCondoland\u003c\/em\u003e raises key questions about the sustainability and long-term resilience of city planning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 1: Planning, Urban Design, and Condominiums in Toronto\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 Planning and the Tools of Design Governance\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2 The \u003cem\u003eCentral Area Plan \u003c\/em\u003eand Reformist Planning and Urban Design\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3 Urban Intensification, Flexible Planning, and Vertical Urbanization\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4 \"Condo-ism\" and the Impacts of Vertical Urbanization\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 2: Designing and Developing the CityPlace Megaproject\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5 Visions for Toronto's Railway Lands\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6 \"Vancouverism\" in Toronto\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7 The Condominium Megastructure\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8 CityPlace and the Affordable Housing Conundrum\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9 A Tale of Two Halves on the Wittington Blocks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e10 Completing CityPlace\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAppendix: Railway Lands\/CityPlace Planning, Design, and Development Timeline\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNotes; References; Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"UBC Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52702305517848,"sku":"9780774868396","price":30.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/condoland-the-planning-design-and-development-of-torontos-cityplace-paperback-softback-9780774868396","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}