Furnishing the city

From front With the publication of this comprehensive guide the other overlooked area of street furniture finally comes of age. Because for the first time, the design of traffic signs, paving, trash receptacles, light fixtures, directional signals and other city street accessories is critically examined by one of today’s leading urban designers. Furnishing the City is all about how to make our cities more livable through making public streets and environment more useful, comfortable, and pleasing. In short, this volume shows how and why street furniture should be designed as carefully as the furniture in your living room.