建筑学与城市规划专业英语

Unit 1 The Evolution of Cities 1

Part Ⅰ Text What Is a City? 1

Part Ⅱ Reading Paragraphs 5

Reading Paragraph A The Urban Revolution 5

Reading Paragraph B Urbanism as a Way of Life 9

Unit 2 Urban Planning History and Visions 12

Part Ⅰ Text Urban Planning History and Visions 12

Part Ⅱ Reading Paragraphs 19

Reading Paragraph A The Broadacre City 19

Reading Paragraph B Garden City 23

Unit 3 Urban Planning Theory 28

Part Ⅰ Text Advocacy and Pluralism in Planning 28

Part Ⅱ Reading Paragraphs 34

Reading Paragraph A The Nature of Planning—Conflict and Disputes 34

Reading Paragraph B Planning Sustainable and Livable Cities 37

Unit 4 Hierarchy of Plans 40

Part Ⅰ Text Hierarchy of Lawrence Plans 40

Part Ⅱ Reading Paragraphs 45

Reading Paragraph A Creating Better Places to Live—A Guide to the Planning System in England 45

Reading Paragraph B Comprehensive Plan, Precise Plan and Zoning 48

Unit 5 Urban Planning Practice 51

Part Ⅰ Text Providence 2020 Plan, Providence, Rhode Island 51

Part Ⅱ Reading Paragraphs 58

Reading Paragraph A The Growth Pattern of Taizhou City Based on Ecological Infrastructure,Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province, China 58

Reading Paragraph B Zoning of New York 61

Unit 6 Urban Space 65

Part Ⅰ Text The Growth of City 65

Part Ⅱ Reading Paragraphs 71

Reading Paragraph A Urban Public Space 71

Reading Paragraph B The Neighborhood, the District,and the Corridor 73

Unit 7 Urban Design 77

Part Ⅰ Text An Integrative Theory of Urban Design 77

Part Ⅱ Reading Paragraphs 82

Reading Paragraph A Urban Design within the Greater Kunming Region 82

Reading Paragraph B The City Image and Its Elements 85

Unit 8 Public Interest and Participation 88

Part Ⅰ Text A Ladder of Citizen Participation 88

Part Ⅱ Reading Paragraphs 94

Reading Paragraph A The Enduring Question of the Public Interest 94

Reading Paragraph B The Significance of Participation in Sustainable Community 96

Unit 9 Introduction to Architecture 98

Part Ⅰ Text Architecture 98

Part Ⅱ Reading Paragraphs 104

Reading Paragraph A Chinese Architecture 104

Reading Paragraph B Modern Architecture 106

Unit 10 The Context of Architecture 108

Part Ⅰ Text The Need for Aged Buildings 108

Part Ⅱ Reading Paragraphs 113

Reading Paragraph A Melting of Cultures in the New Architecture 113

Reading Paragraph B High-Tech Kitchen 116

Unit 11 Design Process 118

Part Ⅰ Text An Introduction to Design Process 118

Part Ⅱ Reading Paragraphs 123

Reading Paragraph A How Do We Design 123

Reading Paragraph B Architecture Contracts 126

Unit 12 Architectural Form 131

Part Ⅰ Text Housing 131

Part Ⅱ Reading Paragraphs 135

Reading Paragraph A Pavilions of Expo 2010 Shanghai China 135

Reading Paragraph B Factory Design 137

Unit 13 Building Structure and Materials 140

Part Ⅰ Text Building Structure 140

Part Ⅱ Reading Paragraphs 144

Reading Paragraph A Building Materials 144

Reading Paragraph B Roof 147

Unit 14 Economy and Management of Architecture 151

Part Ⅰ Text Major Types of Construction 151

Part Ⅱ Reading Paragraphs 155

Reading Paragraph A Unit Cost Method of Estimation 155

Reading Paragraph B Some Shifts in Building Design and Their Implications for Design Practices and Management 158

Unit 15 Great Architects and Their Masterpieces 162

Part Ⅰ Text Walter Gropius 162

Part Ⅱ Reading Paragraphs 167

Reading Paragraph A Mr. I M Pei and His Design 167

Reading Paragraph B An Introduction to Foster's Projects 169

Unit 16 Trends in Modern Architecture 172

Part Ⅰ Text Modern Architecture Conservation 172

Part Ⅱ Reading Paragraphs 177

Reading Paragraph A Globalization Versus Localization—Contemporary Architecture and the Arad City 177

Reading Paragraph B Combining Functional High-tech Aesthetic Experimentation 181

参考文献 185