The Calgary Project:
Urban Form/Urban Life
by Beverly Sandalack and Andrei Nicolai
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ISBN 1-55238-217-6
195 pp.
8.5" x 8.5"
b/w Photographs, Renderings, Maps, Illustrations
Urban Planning
About the Book
The Calgary Project represents the culmination of five
years of diligent research and observation in a unique and timely study of this prairie metropolis.
The authors choose to look at the city of Calgary not only because of its phenomenal growth, but also to
consider the premise that the evolution of any city reflects the ideology and cultural values of its
inhabitants.
When the different eras of significant growth are examined a pattern emerges that reflects the
myriad of choices in urban design and planning and the impact of these decisions on the spatial qualities of
the public realm. It is in this context that The Calgary Project serves as an invaluable case study for
considering the often changing theories and practices of urban planning, providing a lens through which to
analyze city form and its evolution.
About the Author
Dr Bev Sandalack is Professor and founding Coordinator
of the Urban Design Program in the Faculty of Environmental Design at the University of Calgary, and
Director of the Urban Lab, an award-winning interdisciplinary research group. She is a landscape architect
and planner with a specialisation in urban design. Dr. Sandalack is a member of Calgary's Urban Design Review
Panel, Past President of the Alberta Association of Landscape Architects and a Fellow of the Canadian Society
of Landscape Architects, and Competitions Chair of the International Federation of Landscape Architects. She
has been invited speaker and design jury member nationally and internationally, and is author of several books
and numerous articles on urban design and cultural landsapes, including Urban Structure Halifax: an urban design approach
(with Andrei Nicolai), and two recent publications arising from a recent exhibition on Sense of Place. She has
a specialised interest in urban form and quality, with recent work on neighbourhood planning and walkability.
Dr. Andrei Nicolai has professional experience in architecture, architectural conservation, urban planning
and design, and specialises in urban design. Andrei has professional experience in North America, Europe and the
Middle East. He is an Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Environmental Design at the University of Calgary and is
currently working and teaching in the United Arab Emirates. His research and practice focus on townscape management
and urban design, combining the areas of building typology and urban morphology with the social and political
processes of place making.
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